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Two short peptides including segments of subunit A of Escherichia coli DNA gyrase as potential probes to evaluate the antibacterial activity of quinolones.
Journal of peptide science : an official publication of the European Peptide Society - 1 Jan 2001
Marchetto R, Nicolás E, Castillo N, Bacardit J, Navia M, Vila J, Giralt E
Abstract excerpt
Quinolones constitute a family of compounds with a potent antibiotic activity. The enzyme DNA gyrase, responsible for the replication and transcription processes in DNA of bacteria, is involved in the mechanism of action of these drugs. In this sense, it is believed that quinolones stabilize the...
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