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Specificity and mechanism of Acinetobacter baumanii nicotinamidase: implications for activation of the front-line tuberculosis drug pyrazinamide

  • Paul K. Fyfe
  • , Vincenzo A. Rao
  • , Aleksandra Zemla
  • , Scott Cameron
  • , William N. Hunter

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Abstract

TB or not TB active: The high-resolution crystal structures (see picture) of the zinccontaining metalloenzyme nicotinamidase in complex with nicotinic acid and pyrazinoic acid reveal new aspects of enzyme mechanism that help to explain the activation of a front-line anti-tuberculosis (TB) drug.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9176-9179
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume48
Issue number48
Early online date26 Oct 2009
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 Nov 2009
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Drug discovery
  • Enzymes
  • Mechanisms
  • Tuberculosis
  • Zinc

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