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Publication Abstract from PubMed

In the preceding manuscript we described a successful fragment-based lead discovery (FBLD) strategy for discovery of bacterial phosphopantetheine adenylyltransferase inhibitors (PPAT, CoaD). Following several rounds of optimization two promising lead compounds were identified: triazolopyrimidinone 3 and 4-azabenzimidazole 4. Here we disclose our efforts to further optimize these two leads for on-target potency and Gram-negative cellular activity. Enabled by a robust X-ray crystallography system, our structure-based inhibitor design approach delivered compounds with biochemical potencies 4-5 orders of magnitude greater than their respective fragment starting points. Additional optimization was guided by observations on bacterial permeability and physicochemical properties, which ultimately led to the identification of PPAT inhibitors with cellular activity against wild-type E. coli.

Discovery and Optimization of Phosphopantetheine Adenylyltransferase Inhibitors with Gram-Negative Antibacterial Activity.,Skepper CK, Moreau RJ, Appleton BA, Benton BM, Drumm JE, Feng BY, Geng M, Lingel A, Lu Y, Mamo M, Mergo W, Mostafavi M, Rath CM, Steffek M, Takeoka KT, Uehara K, Wang L, Wei JR, Xie L, Xu W, Zhang Q, Li C, de Vicente J J Med Chem. 2018 Mar 18. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.7b01861. PMID:29551072^[1]

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