title: Oligochlorophens are potent inhibitors of Bacillus anthracis.
abstract: Bacterial cytoskeletal proteins are an emerging set of targets for antibiotic development. This paper describes oligochlorophen analogs based on the monomer 4-chloro-2,6-dimethylphenol as antimicrobial agents against Bacillus anthracis. The most potent analogs have a MIC of 160 to 320 nM against B. anthracis and may target the cytoskeletal protein FtsZ. B. anthracis develops resistance to the oligochlorophens at a rate of 4.34 x 10(-10) per generation, which is approximately 10-fold lower than that of commercial antibiotics used to treat this human pathogen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706-1544, USA.
authors.forename: Marie H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Foss
authors.forename: Douglas B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Weibel
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001408:Bacillus anthracis / Q000187:drug effects*; D002733:Chlorophenols / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D015394:Molecular Structure
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002733:Chlorophenols