Design, synthesis and evaluation of cyclothialidine analogues as DNA gyrase inhibitors

Cyclothialidine, a natural product isolated from Streptomyces .filipinensis NR0484, has been proven to be a potent and selective inhibitor of the bacterial enzyme DNA gyrase. Gyrase inhibition results in cell death, the enzyme being the target of several currently used antibiotics. Cyclothialidine s...

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Main Author: Loak, Kylie M.
Published: Aston University 1999
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.484178