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ArticleACS infectious diseases2023

Improved Antibacterial Activity of 1,3,4-Oxadiazole-Based Compounds That Restrict

Edward J A Douglas, Brandon Marshall, Arwa Alghamadi, Erin A Joseph, Seána Duggan, Serena Vittorio, Laura De Luca, Michaela Serpi, Maisem Laabei

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Article in ACS infectious diseases, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Edward J A DouglasDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K.
Brandon MarshallSchool of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AT, Wales, U.K.
Arwa AlghamadiSchool of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AT, Wales, U.K.
Erin A JosephSchool of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AT, Wales, U.K.
Seána DugganMedical Research Council Centre for Medical Mycology at the University of Exeter, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4DQ, U.K.ORCID 0000-0002-6177-577X
Serena VittorioDepartment of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Messina I-98125, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6092-5011
Laura De LucaDepartment of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Messina I-98125, Italy.
Michaela SerpiSchool of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AT, Wales, U.K.ORCID 0000-0002-6162-7910
Maisem LaabeiDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K.ORCID 0000-0002-8425-3704

Funding

Department of HealthMedical Research Council MR/V033417/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The lipoteichoic acid (LTA) biosynthesis pathway has emerged as a promising antimicrobial therapeutic target. Previous studies identified the 1,3,4 oxadiazole compound 1771 as an LTA inhibitor with activity against Gram-positive pathogens. We have succeeded in making six 1771 derivatives and, through subsequent hit validation, identified the incorporation of a pentafluorosulfanyl substituent as central in enhancing activity. Our newly described derivative, compound

Indexed as

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusStaphylococcal InfectionsAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsLipopolysaccharidesMammalsOxadiazolesStaphylococcus aureusTeichoic Acids1,3,4-oxadiazoleAnti-Bacterial AgentsLipopolysaccharideslipoteichoic acidOxadiazolesTeichoic Acids1,3,4 oxadiazoleantimicrobial resistancedrug discoverylipoteichoic acid inhibitorsStaphylococcus aureus

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PMID37828912
PMCPMC10644342

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