Abstract
The non-mevalonate pathway of isoprenoid (terpenoid) biosynthesis is essential in many eubacteria including the major human pathogen, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, in apicomplexan protozoa including the Plasmodium spp. causing malaria, and in the plastids of plants. The metabolic route is absent in humans and is therefore qualified as a promising target for new antiinfective drugs and herbicides. Biochemical and structural knowledge about all enzymes involved in the pathway established the basis for discovery and development of inhibitors by high-throughput screening of compound libraries and/or structure-based rational design.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3797-3814 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences |
Volume | 68 |
Issue number | 23 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2011 |
Keywords
- Deoxyxylulose
- Dimethylallyl diphosphate
- Isopentenyl diphosphate
- Isoprenoid biosynthesis
- Isp proteins
- Methyerythritol
- Mevalonate
- Terpenes