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SUBMITTER: Choudhry AE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC155856 | biostudies-literature | 2003 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Choudhry Anthony E AE Mandichak Tracy L TL Broskey John P JP Egolf Richard W RW Kinsland Cynthia C Begley Tadhg P TP Seefeld Mark A MA Ku Thomas W TW Brown James R JR Zalacain Magdalena M Ratnam Kapila K
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 20030601 6
Pantothenate kinase (CoaA) catalyzes the first step of the coenzyme A biosynthetic pathway. Here we report the identification of the Staphylococcus aureus coaA gene and characterization of the enzyme. We have also identified a series of low-molecular-weight compounds which are effective inhibitors of S. aureus CoaA. ...[more]