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Targeting nad biosynthesis in bacterial pathogens

University of Texas System

Abstract

The emergence of multidrug-resistant pathogens necessitates the search for new antibiotics acting on previously unexplored targets. Nicotinate mononucleotide adenylyltransferase of the NadD family, an essential enzyme of NAD biosynthesis in most bacteria, was selected as a target for structure- …

University
University of Texas System
Assignee
The Board of Regents of the University of the University of Texas System
Inventor
Hong Zhang
Priority date
July 10, 2009
Filing date
July 12, 2010
Publication date
July 26, 2012
Language
en
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