TB Research

High-throughput screen with the <scp>l,d</scp>-transpeptidase Ldt<sub>Mt2</sub> of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> reveals novel classes of covalently reacting inhibitors

Mariska de Munnik, Pauline A. Lang, Francisco De Dios Anton, Mónica Cacho, Robert H. Bates, Jürgen Brem, Beatriz Rodríguez-Miquel, Christopher J. Schofield

Chemical Science · 2023-01

Abstract

10 000 electrophilic compounds were screened for inhibition of the essential l,d -transpeptidase (Ldt Mt2 ) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis . Potent covalently reacting inhibitors were identified and characterised by protein X-ray and MS studies.

MeSH terms

  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Covalent bond
  • Chemistry
  • Electrophile
  • Tuberculosis
  • Biochemistry
  • Stereochemistry
  • Microbiology