Structural highlights
Function
[MTNN_HELPJ] Responsible for cleavage of the glycosidic bond in both 5'-methylthioadenosine (MTA) and S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH) (By similarity).
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Campylobacter and Helicobacter species express a 6-amino-6-deoxyfutalosine N-ribosylhydrolase (HpMTAN) proposed to function in menaquinone synthesis. BuT-DADMe-ImmA is a 36 pM transition state analogue of HpMTAN, and the crystal structure of the enzyme-inhibitor complex reveals the mechanism of inhibition. BuT-DADMe-ImmA has a MIC(90) value of <8 ng/mL for Helicobacter pylori growth but does not cause growth arrest in other common clinical pathogens, thus demonstrating potential as an H. pylori-specific antibiotic.
A Picomolar Transition State Analogue Inhibitor of MTAN as a Specific Antibiotic for Helicobacter pylori.,Wang S, Haapalainen AM, Yan F, Du Q, Tyler PC, Evans GB, Rinaldo-Matthis A, Brown RL, Norris GE, Almo SC, Schramm VL Biochemistry. 2012 Sep 4;51(35):6892-4. Epub 2012 Aug 22. PMID:22891633[1]
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
References
- ↑ Wang S, Haapalainen AM, Yan F, Du Q, Tyler PC, Evans GB, Rinaldo-Matthis A, Brown RL, Norris GE, Almo SC, Schramm VL. A Picomolar Transition State Analogue Inhibitor of MTAN as a Specific Antibiotic for Helicobacter pylori. Biochemistry. 2012 Sep 4;51(35):6892-4. Epub 2012 Aug 22. PMID:22891633 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi3009664
