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Discovery of a new class of non-β-lactam inhibitors of penicillin-binding proteins with gram-positive antibacterial activity

  • Peter I. O'Daniel
  • , Zhihong Peng
  • , Hualiang Pi
  • , Sebastian A. Testero
  • , Derong Ding
  • , Edward Spink
  • , Erika Leemans
  • , Marc A. Boudreau
  • , Takao Yamaguchi
  • , Valerie A. Schroeder
  • , William R. Wolter
  • , Leticia I. Llarrull
  • , Wei Song
  • , Elena Lastochkin
  • , Malika Kumarasiri
  • , Nuno T. Antunes
  • , Mana Espahbodi
  • , Katerina Lichtenwalter
  • , Mark A. Suckow
  • , Sergei Vakulenko
  • Shahriar Mobashery, Mayland Chang

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Abstract

Infections caused by hard-to-treat methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are a serious global public-health concern, as MRSA has become broadly resistant to many classes of antibiotics. We disclose herein the discovery of a new class of non-β-lactam antibiotics, the oxadiazoles, which inhibit penicillin-binding protein 2a (PBP2a) of MRSA. The oxadiazoles show bactericidal activity against vancomycin-and linezolid-resistant MRSA and other Gram-positive bacterial strains, in vivo efficacy in a mouse model of infection, and have 100% oral bioavailability.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3664-3672
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume136
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 5 2014

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

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