Structural highlights
FunctionAMPC_ECOLI This protein is a serine beta-lactamase with a substrate specificity for cephalosporins. Evolutionary Conservation Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMedbeta-lactamases are the most widespread resistance mechanisms to beta-lactam antibiotics, and there is a pressing need for novel, non-beta-lactam drugs. A database of over 200,000 compounds was docked to the active site of AmpC beta-lactamase to identify potential inhibitors. Fifty-six compounds were tested, and three had K(i) values of 650 microM or better. The best of these, 3-[(4-chloroanilino)sulfonyl]thiophene-2-carboxylic acid, was a competitive noncovalent inhibitor (K(i) = 26 microM), which also reversed resistance to beta-lactams in bacteria expressing AmpC. The structure of AmpC in complex with this compound was determined by X-ray crystallography to 1.94 A and reveals that the inhibitor interacts with key active-site residues in sites targeted in the docking calculation. Indeed, the experimentally determined conformation of the inhibitor closely resembles the prediction. The structure of the enzyme-inhibitor complex presents an opportunity to improve binding affinity in a novel series of inhibitors discovered by structure-based methods. Structure-based discovery of a novel, noncovalent inhibitor of AmpC beta-lactamase.,Powers RA, Morandi F, Shoichet BK Structure. 2002 Jul;10(7):1013-23. PMID:12121656[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See AlsoReferences | ||||||||||||||||||||
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