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Direct and Indirect Inhibition of Salmonella Peptide Deformylase by Nitric Oxide.
mBio - 17 Nov 2020
Singhal Anshika, Fang Ferric C
Abstract excerpt
Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium is an intracellular pathogen that elicits nitric oxide (NO·) production by host macrophages. NO· is a potent antimicrobial mediator with diverse targets, including protein thiols and metal centers. The mobilization of zinc from metalloproteins by NO· increases the availability of free intracellular zinc, which is detrimental to bacterial cells, but the precise mechanism of...
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