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Binding site of the bridged macrolides in the Escherichia coli ribosome.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Jan 2005
Xiong Liqun, Korkhin Yakov, Mankin Alexander S
Abstract excerpt
Ketolides represent the latest group of macrolide antibiotics. Tight binding of ketolides to the ribosome appears to correlate with the presence of an extended alkyl-aryl side chain. Recently developed 6,11-bridged bicyclic ketolides extend the spectrum of platforms used to generate new potent macrolides with extended alkyl-aryl side chains. The purpose of the present study was to characterize the site of binding...
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