Toward Broad Spectrum DHFR inhibitors Targeting Trimethoprim Resistant Enzymes Identified in Clinical Isolates of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
S. M. Reeve, D. Si, J. Krucinska, Y. Yan, K. Viswanathan, S. Wang, G. T. Holt, M. S. Frenkel, A. A. Ojewole, A. Estrada, S. S. Agabiti, J. B. Alverson, N. D. Gibson, A. J. Weimer, B. R. Donald, D. L. Wright
The paper develops novel inhibitors targeting DHFR enzymes in MRSA to overcome trimethoprim resistance, showing low nanomolar activity and human selectivity.
bioRxiv · May 24, 2019Biochemistry