Macrolactin A Is an Inhibitor of Protein Biosynthesis in Bacteria
Alexey S. Vasilchenko, Dmitry A. Lukyanov, Diana S. Dilbaryan, Konstantin S. Usachev, Пошвина Дарья Владимировна, Amir Taldaev, Arina A. Nikandrova, Arina N. Imamutdinova, Natalia S. Garaeva, Aydar G. Bikmullin, Evelina Klochkova, Alexander L. Rusanov, Daniil D. Romashin, Nataliya G. Luzgina, Ilya А. Osterman, , Anastasia V. Teslya
This study identifies macrolactin A as an inhibitor of bacterial protein synthesis by targeting EF-Tu, revealing its mechanism of action as an elfamycin-like antibiotic.
Biochimie · Jan 16, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology