1l2s
From Proteopedia
X-ray crystal structure of AmpC beta-lactamase from E. coli in complex with a DOCK-predicted non-covalent inhibitor
Overview
beta-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.
About this Structure
1L2S is a Single protein structure of sequence from Escherichia coli. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
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 Page seeded by OCA on Fri May 2 23:28:36 2008
