Small molecule inhibitors of the fosfomycin resistance enzyme FosM from Mycobacterium abscessus

Skye Chiasson, Tatum Smith, Landon Bello, Nishad Thamban Chandrika, Keith D. Green, Sylvie Garneau-Tsodikova, Matthew K. Thompson

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Abstract

Fosfomycin is a safe broad-spectrum antibiotic that has not achieved widespread use because of the emergence of fosfomycin-modifying enzymes. Inhibition of fosfomycin-modifying enzymes could be used to help combat pathogens like Mycobacterium abscessus. Our previous work identified several inhibitors for the enzyme FosB from Staphylococcus aureus. We have tested those same compounds for inhibition of FosM, the fosfomycin-modifying enzyme from M. abscessus. The work described here will be used as the basis for more detailed studies into the inhibition of FosM.

Original languageEnglish
Article number130444
JournalBiochimica et Biophysica Acta - General Subjects
Volume1867
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2023

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Keywords

  • Antimicrobial resistance
  • ForM
  • Fosfomycin
  • Mycobacterium abscessus

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biophysics
  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology

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