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Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Cerastecin D is the lead from a novel class of antibacterial compounds that have activity against Acinetobacter baumannii [2]. The structure is claimed in Merck's patent WO2023224893A1 [1]. Functionally it inhibits MsbA, a lipooligosaccharide (LOS) ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter that is essential in A. baumannii [3].
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1. Raheem I, Balibar CJ, Skudlarek JW, Labroli MA, Mitchell H, Tong L, Forster A, Hunter DN, Li SW, Wang H et al.. (2023)
Inhibitors of msba as antibiotics, pharmaceutical compositions, and uses thereof. Patent number: WO2023224893A1. Assignee: Merck Sharp and Dohme LLC. Priority date: 15/05/2023. Publication date: 23/11/2023. |
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2. Skudlarek JW, Cooke AJ, Mitchell HJ, Babaoglu K, Shaw AW, Tong L, Nomland AB, Labroli M, Sha D, Mulhearn JJ et al.. (2024)
Cerastecin Inhibition of the Lipooligosaccharide Transporter MsbA to Combat Acinetobacter baumannii: From Screening Impurity to In Vivo Efficacy. J Med Chem, 67 (17): 15620-15675. [PMID:39172133] |
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3. Wang H, Ishchenko A, Skudlarek J, Shen P, Dzhekieva L, Painter RE, Chen YT, Bukhtiyarova M, Leithead A, Tracy R et al.. (2024)
Cerastecins inhibit membrane lipooligosaccharide transport in drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. Nat Microbiol, 9 (5): 1244-1255. [PMID:38649414] |