From plant to probe: semi-synthesis of labelled undecaprenol analogues allows rapid access to probes for antibiotic targets.

Autor: Cochrane RVK; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University Belfast, David Keir Building, Stranmillis Road, Belfast, UKBT9 5AG. s.cochrane@qub.ac.uk., Alexander FM, Boland C, Fetics SK, Caffrey M, Cochrane SA
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) [Chem Commun (Camb)] 2020 Aug 07; Vol. 56 (61), pp. 8603-8606. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jul 03.
DOI: 10.1039/d0cc03388j
Abstrakt: Undecaprenol-containing glycolipids (UCGs) are essential precursors of bacterial glycopolymers and glycoproteins. We report a novel semi-synthetic strategy to prepare labelled UCGs directly from undecaprenol. This one-size-fits-all approach offers a concise and efficient method for obtaining labelled-UCGs, which will allow new mechanistic studies and inhibitor screens to be performed on novel antibiotic targets.
Databáze: MEDLINE