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The Continuing Challenge of Metallo-?-Lactamase Inhibition: Mechanism Matters.


ABSTRACT: Metallo-?-lactamases (MBLs) are a significant clinical problem because they hydrolyze and inactivate nearly all ?-lactam-containing antibiotics. These 'lifesaving drugs' constitute >50% of the available contemporary antibiotic arsenal. Despite the global spread of MBLs, MBL inhibitors have not yet appeared in clinical trials. Most MBL inhibitors target active site zinc ions and vary in mechanism from ternary complex formation to metal ion stripping. Importantly, differences in mechanism can impact pharmacology in terms of reversibility, target selectivity, and structure-activity relationship interpretation. This review surveys the mechanisms of MBL inhibitors and describes methods that determine the mechanism of inhibition to guide development of future therapeutics.

SUBMITTER: Ju LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6005755 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The Continuing Challenge of Metallo-β-Lactamase Inhibition: Mechanism Matters.

Ju Lin-Cheng LC   Cheng Zishuo Z   Fast Walter W   Bonomo Robert A RA   Crowder Michael W MW  

Trends in pharmacological sciences 20180418 7


Metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs) are a significant clinical problem because they hydrolyze and inactivate nearly all β-lactam-containing antibiotics. These 'lifesaving drugs' constitute >50% of the available contemporary antibiotic arsenal. Despite the global spread of MBLs, MBL inhibitors have not yet appeared in clinical trials. Most MBL inhibitors target active site zinc ions and vary in mechanism from ternary complex formation to metal ion stripping. Importantly, differences in mechanism can impa  ...[more]

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