title: Molecular mechanisms of drug inhibition of DNA gyrase.
abstract: DNA gyrase, an enzyme unique to prokaryotes, has been implicated in almost all processes that involve DNA. Although efficient inhibitors of this protein have been known for more than 20 years, none of them have enjoyed prolonged pharmaceutical success. It is only recently that the mechanisms of inhibition for some of these classes of drugs have been established unequivocally by X-ray crystallography. It is hoped that this detailed structural information will assist the design of novel, effective inhibitors of DNA gyrase.
authors: Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, University of Oxford, UK.
authors: R J
authors: RJ
authors: Lewis
authors: F T
authors: FT
authors: Tsai
authors: D B
authors: DB
authors: Wigley
mesh_terms: D042462:4-Quinolones; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004250:DNA Topoisomerases, Type II / Q000737:chemistry; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry; D008958:Models, Molecular; D059005:Topoisomerase II Inhibitors
chemical_list: D042462:4-Quinolones; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D059005:Topoisomerase II Inhibitors; D004250:DNA Topoisomerases, Type II