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PLOS ONE
Volume 18, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289992
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Bacterial antibiotic resistance is a global problem and Acinetobacter baumannii is a significant antibiotic-resistant bacterium. Researchers have determined the structure of a protein from A. baumannii and evaluated its comparisons with other enzymes and cofactors, providing a foundation for future studies.
Bacterial antibiotic resistance remains an ever-increasing worldwide problem, requiring new approaches and enzyme targets. Acinetobacter baumannii is recognised as one of the most significant antibiotic-resistant bacteria, capable of carrying up to 45 different resistance genes, and new drug discovery targets for this organism is an urgent priority. Short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase enzymes are a large protein family with >60,000 members involved in numerous biosynthesis pathways. Here, we determined the structure of an SDR protein from A. baumannii and assessed the putative co-factor comparisons with previously co-crystalised enzymes and cofactors. This study provides a basis for future studies to examine these potential co-factors in vitro.
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