Microbiology - Antibiotic stops 'ping-pong' match

被引：14
作者：
Brown, ED [1 ]
机构：
[1] McMaster Univ, Dept Biochem & Biomed Sci, Hamilton, ON L8N 3Z5, Canada
来源：
NATURE | 2006年 / 441卷 / 7091期
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D O I：
10.1038/441293a
中图分类号：
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号：
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要：
As bacteria become resistant to existing drugs, there is a need for antibiotics with new modes of action. Such a compound has been found, and it works by binding to an intermediate in the catalytic cycle of its target.
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页码：293 / 294
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