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Inhibitors of the bacterial cell wall biosynthesis enzyme MurD.

Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters (1999-01-05)
L D Gegnas, S T Waddell, R M Chabin, S Reddy, K K Wong
ABSTRACT

A series of transition-state analog inhibitors of the D-glutamic acid-adding enzyme (MurD) of bacterial peptidoglycan biosynthesis has been synthesized and evaluated for inhibition of the E. coli enzyme.