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M. O. Mikati

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Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Organism:human· 1

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A. R. Odom John· 2 shared C. S. Dowd· 2 shared C.-A. D. Burnham· 2 shared I. T. Shah· 2 shared J. J. Miller· 2 shared K. M. Heidel· 2 shared R. L. Edwards· 2 shared A. J. Jezewski· 1 shared

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Antimicrobial prodrug activation by the staphylococcal glyoxalase GloB

M. O. Mikati, J. J. Miller, D. M. Osbourn, N. Ghebremichael, I. T. Shah, C.-A. D. Burnham, K. M. Heidel, V. C. Yan, F. L. Mueller, C. S. Dowd, R. L. Edwards, A. R. Odom John

This study identifies GloB as a bacterial enzyme that activates carboxy ester prodrugs, suggesting its potential for developing targeted prodrug therapies against staphylococcal species.

ACS Infectious Diseases · Oct 29, 2020Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Potent, specific MEPicides for treatment of zoonotic staphylococci

R. L. Edwards, I. Heueck, S. G. Lee, I. T. Shah, A. J. Jezewski, J. J. Miller, M. O. Mikati, X. Wang, R. C. Brothers, K. M. Heidel, C.-A. D. Burnham, S. Alvarez, S. A. Fritz, C. S. Dowd, J. M. Jez, A. R. Odom John

This paper identifies DXR as a druggable target for zoonotic staphylococci and develops potent prodrug inhibitors (MEPicides) that bypass transporter requirements.

PLOS Pathogens · Jun 4, 2020Peer-reviewedMicrobiology