Covalent inactivation of Mycobacterium thermoresistibile inosine-5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH).
Trapero, A., Pacitto, A., Chan, D.S., Abell, C., Blundell, T.L., Ascher, D.B., Coyne, A.G.(2020) Bioorg Med Chem Lett 30: 126792-126792
- PubMed: 31757668 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2019.126792
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
6MJY - PubMed Abstract: 
Inosine-5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH) is a rate-limiting enzyme involved in nucleotide biosynthesis. Because of its critical role in purine biosynthesis, IMPDH is a drug design target for immunosuppressive, anticancer, antiviral and antimicrobial chemotherapy. In this study, we use mass spectrometry and X-ray crystallography to show that the inhibitor 6-Cl-purine ribotide forms a covalent adduct with the Cys-341 residue of Mycobacterium thermoresistibile IMPDH.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom.