Major
Chemistry
Anticipated Graduation Year
2021
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Open Access
Abstract
Due to the increase in antibacterial resistance, there is an urgent need for new and novel antibacterial drugs. The target enzyme for this project is the dapE-encoded bacterial enzyme N-succinyl-L,L-diaminopimelic acid desuccinylase (DapE). DapE is a key enzyme in the synthesis of bacterial cellular walls via the lysine biosynthetic pathway. DapE inhibitors should selectively target bacterial DapE which will be lethal to bacteria with no mechanism-based toxicity in humans due to the absence of the lysine biosynthetic pathway in mammals. Thus DapE enzyme is an ideal target for novel antibiotics. The lead molecules identified by the Becker lab via a High-Throughput screen include the tetrazole, (2-[(1-phenyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl)sulfanyl]-N-(1,3-thiazol-2-yl)propanamide). Synthesis of new analogs of this lead molecule will be described.
Faculty Mentors & Instructors
Thahani S. Habeeb Mohammad and Dr. Daniel P. Becker
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Synthesis of Tetrazole-Based DapE Inhibitors as Potential Antibiotics
Due to the increase in antibacterial resistance, there is an urgent need for new and novel antibacterial drugs. The target enzyme for this project is the dapE-encoded bacterial enzyme N-succinyl-L,L-diaminopimelic acid desuccinylase (DapE). DapE is a key enzyme in the synthesis of bacterial cellular walls via the lysine biosynthetic pathway. DapE inhibitors should selectively target bacterial DapE which will be lethal to bacteria with no mechanism-based toxicity in humans due to the absence of the lysine biosynthetic pathway in mammals. Thus DapE enzyme is an ideal target for novel antibiotics. The lead molecules identified by the Becker lab via a High-Throughput screen include the tetrazole, (2-[(1-phenyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl)sulfanyl]-N-(1,3-thiazol-2-yl)propanamide). Synthesis of new analogs of this lead molecule will be described.