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Interaction of nalidixic acid and ciprofloxacin with wild type and mutated quinolone-resistance-determining region of DNA gyrase A.
Indian journal of biochemistry & biophysics - 1 Apr 2009
Vashist Jitendra, Vishvanath, Kapoor Renuka, Kapil Arti, Yennamalli Ragothaman, Subbarao N, Rajeswari Moganty R
Abstract excerpt
The quinolones exert their anti-bacterial activity by binding to DNA gyrase A (GyrA), an essential enzyme in maintenance of DNA topology within bacterial cell. The mutations conferring resistance to quinolones arise within the quinolone-resistance-determining region (QRDR) of GyrA. Therefore, quinolones interaction with wild and mutated GyrA can provide the molecular explanation for resistance. Resistant strains...
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