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SUBMITTER: Gordon S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4362912 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gordon Sara S Simithy Johayra J Goodwin Douglas C DC Calderón Angela I AI
Perspectives in medicinal chemistry 20150315
Owing to the persistence of tuberculosis (TB) as well as the emergence of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) forms of the disease, the development of new antitubercular drugs is crucial. Developing inhibitors of shikimate kinase (SK) in the shikimate pathway will provide a selective target for antitubercular agents. Many studies have used in silico technology to identify compounds that are anticipated to interact with and inhibit SK. To a much more limited extent, SK inhibi ...[more]