Title: Inhibitors of Lysine Biosynthesis as Antibacterial Agents
Volume: 3
Issue: 2
Author(s): Craig A. Hutton, Timothy J. Southwood and Jennifer J. Turner
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Keywords:
lysine, dap pathway, diaminopimelate, antibiotics, enzyme inhibitors
Abstract: Bacterial biosynthesis of lysine has come under increased scrutiny as a target for novel antibacterial agents as it provides both lysine for protein synthesis and meso-diaminopimelate for construction of the bacterial peptidoglycan cell wall. Recent studies of the enzymes of the lysine biosynthetic pathway, development of inhibitors and investigations of their antibacterial properties are discussed.