INVESTIGADORES
MOGLIONI Albertina Gladys
artículos
Título:
Screening assay for inhibitors of a recombinant Streptococcus pneumoniae UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase
Autor/es:
AGUSTÍN ZAVALA, VERÓNICA KOVACEC, GUSTAVO LEVÍN, ALBERTINA MOGLIONI, MARÍA VICTORIA MIRANDA, ERNESTO GARCÍA, LAURA BONOFIGLIO & MARTA MOLLERACH
Revista:
JOURNAL OF ENZYME INHIBITION AND MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
Editorial:
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Referencias:
Lugar: Londres; Año: 2017 vol. 32 p. 203 - 207
ISSN:
1475-6366
Resumen:
The UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase of Streptococcus pneumoniae (GalUSpn) is absolutely required for the biosynthesis of capsular polysaccharide, the sine qua non virulence factor of pneumococcus. Since the eukaryotic enzymes are completely unrelated to their prokaryotic counterparts, we propose that the GalU enzyme is a critical target to fight the pneumococcal disease. A recombinant GalUSpn was overexpressedand purified. An enzymatic assay that is rapid, sensitive and easy to perform was developed. This assay was appropriate for screening chemical libraries for searching GalU inhibitors. This work represents a fundamental step in the exploration of novel antipneumococcal drugs.
