Multivalent Choline Dendrimers as Potent Inhibitors of Pneumococcal Cell-Wall Hydrolysis

Dendritic cell-wall mimics: Choline-binding proteins from Streptococcus pneumoniae recognize distinctive multivalent choline architectures on the bacterial cell wall. Choline-functionalized dendrimers are potent inhibitors of these essential enzymes, with a 103–104-fold higher affinity than free cho...

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Autores: Hernandez-Rocamora, Victor; Maestro García-Donas, María Beatriz; de Waal, Bas; Morales, María; Garcia, Pedro; Meijer, Bert; Merx, Maarten; Sanz, Jesús
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Lenguaje:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/93420.2
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/93420.2
Nivel de acceso:Acceso abierto
Palabra clave:577.1
Bioquímica (Química)
2403 Bioquímica
Sumario:Dendritic cell-wall mimics: Choline-binding proteins from Streptococcus pneumoniae recognize distinctive multivalent choline architectures on the bacterial cell wall. Choline-functionalized dendrimers are potent inhibitors of these essential enzymes, with a 103–104-fold higher affinity than free choline, resulting in inhibition of autolysis and cell separation in bacterial cultures at low micromolar concentrations

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