T.O.Olaleye
et al.
(2014).
Peptidomimetic inhibitors of N-myristoyltransferase from human malaria and leishmaniasis parasites.
Org Biomol Chem,
12,
8132-8137.
PubMed id: 25230674
DOI: 10.1039/c4ob01669f
N-Myristoyltransferase (NMT) has been shown to be essential in Leishmania and
subsequently validated as a drug target in Plasmodium. Herein, we discuss the
use of antifungal NMT inhibitors as a basis for inhibitor development resulting
in the first sub-micromolar peptidomimetic inhibitors of Plasmodium and
Leishmania NMTs. High-resolution structures of these inhibitors with Plasmodium
and Leishmania NMTs permit a comparative analysis of binding modes, and provide
the first crystal structure evidence for a ternary NMT-Coenzyme A/myristoylated
peptide product complex.