AI-2 compounds and analogs based on Salmonella typhimurium LsrB structure
AssigneeThe Trustees of Princeton University
InventorsStephen T. Miller, Karina B. Xavier, Michiko E. Taga, Shawn R. Campagna, Martin F. Semmelhack, Bonnie L. Bassler, Frederick M. Hughson
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Abstract
This invention relates to crystals comprising apo-LsrB and holo-LsrB. The structure of holo-LsrB identifies a tetrahydroxytetrahydrofuran derived from 4,5-dihydroxy-2,3-pentanedione (DPD) as the active autoinducer-2 (AI-2) molecule in Salmonella typhimurium. The X-ray crystallographic data can be used in a drug discovery method. Additionally the invention provides AI-2 analogs based on this discovery as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing those analogs.
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A composition comprising an isolated natural compound or a chemically synthesized compound having the chemical formula:
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