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1a8t
From Proteopedia
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| , resolution 2.55Å | |||||||
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| Ligands: | and | ||||||
| Gene: | CCRA (Bacteroides fragilis) | ||||||
| Activity: | Beta-lactamase, with EC number 3.5.2.6 | ||||||
| Coordinates: | save as pdb, mmCIF, xml | ||||||
METALLO-BETA-LACTAMASE IN COMPLEX WITH L-159,061
Overview
BACKGROUND: High level resistance to carbapenem antibiotics in gram negative bacteria such as Bacteroides fragilis is caused, in part, by expression of a wide-spectrum metallo-beta-lactamase that hydrolyzes the drug to an inactive form. Co-administration of metallo-beta-lactamase inhibitors to resistant bacteria is expected to restore the antibacterial activity of carbapenems. RESULTS: Biphenyl tetrazoles (BPTs) are a structural class of potent competitive inhibitors of metallo-beta-lactamase identified through screening and predicted using molecular modeling of the enzyme structure. The X-ray crystal structure of the enzyme bound to the BPT L-159,061 shows that the tetrazole moiety of the inhibitor interacts directly with one of the two zinc atoms in the active site, replacing a metal-bound water molecule. Inhibition of metallo-beta-lactamase by BPTs in vitro correlates well with antibiotic sensitization of resistant B. fragilis. CONCLUSIONS: BPT inhibitors can sensitize a resistant B. fragilis clinical isolate expressing metallo-beta-lactamase to the antibiotics imipenem or penicillin G but not to rifampicin.
About this Structure
1A8T is a Single protein structure of sequence from Bacteroides fragilis. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Antibiotic sensitization using biphenyl tetrazoles as potent inhibitors of Bacteroides fragilis metallo-beta-lactamase., Toney JH, Fitzgerald PM, Grover-Sharma N, Olson SH, May WJ, Sundelof JG, Vanderwall DE, Cleary KA, Grant SK, Wu JK, Kozarich JW, Pompliano DL, Hammond GG, Chem Biol. 1998 Apr;5(4):185-96. PMID:9545432
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