title: Tools for discovery of inhibitors of the 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate (DXP) synthase and DXP reductoisomerase: an approach with enzymes from the pathogenic bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
abstract: Two Pseudomonas aeruginosa genes encoding the enzymes 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate (DXP) synthase and DXP reductoisomerase, both involved in the mevalonate-independent biosynthesis of isoprenoids, have been expressed as recombinant enzymes in Escherichia coli. The purified P. aeruginosa DXP reductoisomerase was inhibited by submicromolar concentrations of the antibiotics fosmidomycin and FR-900098 in a well established method. A novel and convenient spectrophotometric assay was developed to determine activity and inhibition of P. aeruginosa DXP synthase. Fluoropyruvate is described as a first inhibitor of DXP synthase.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biochemistry, Academic Hospital Centre, Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, Germany.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Altincicek
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hintz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sanderbrand
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wiesner
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Beck
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jomaa
mesh_terms: D019747:Aldose-Ketose Isomerases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D005578:Fosfomycin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D011773:Pyruvates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013053:Spectrophotometry / Q000379:methods; D014166:Transferases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes; D011773:Pyruvates; D005578:Fosfomycin; C024640:fosmidomycin; C024639:3-(N-acetyl-N-hydroxy)aminopropylphosphonic acid; D010088:Oxidoreductases; C114231:1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase; D014166:Transferases; C109461:deoxyxylulose-5-phosphate synthase; D019747:Aldose-Ketose Isomerases