N-Hydroxybenzimidazole inhibitors of ExsA MAR transcription factor in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: In vitro anti-virulence activity and metabolic stability

Autor: Mark Grier, Michael Draper, Caroline Dudley, Peter J. Donovan, Oak K. Kim, Kevin A. Klausner, Victoria J. Bartlett, S. Ken Tanaka, Michael N. Alekshun, Stuart B. Levy, Lynne Garrity-Ryan
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 20:3380-3383
ISSN: 0960-894X
DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.04.014
Popis: ExsA is a multiple adaptational response (MAR) transcription factor, regulating the expression of a virulence determinant, the type III secretion system (T3SS) in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Non-cytotoxic, non-antibacterial N-hydroxybenzimidazoles were identified as effective inhibitors of ExsA-DNA binding, and their potential utility as anti-virulence agents for P. aeruginosa was demonstrated in a whole cell assay. Select N-hydroxybenzimidazole inhibitors were stable in an in vitro human liver microsomal assay.
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