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The Burkholderia pseudomallei enoyl-acyl carrier protein reductase FabI1 is essential for in vivo growth and is the target of a novel chemotherapeutic with efficacy.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Jan 2014
Cummings Jason E, Kingry Luke C, Rholl Drew A, Schweizer Herbert P, Tonge Peter J, Slayden Richard A
Abstract excerpt
The bacterial fatty acid biosynthesis pathway is a validated target for the development of novel chemotherapeutics. However, since Burkholderia pseudomallei carries genes that encode both FabI and FabV enoyl-acyl carrier protein (ACP) reductase homologues, the enoyl-ACP reductase that is essential for in vivo growth needs to be defined so that the correct drug target can be chosen for development. Accordingly,...
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