Isoxazole-3-hydroxamic acid derivatives as peptide deformylase inhibitors and potential antibacterial agents

A series of isoxazole-3-hydroxamic acid derivatives has been identified as a new class of small, nonpeptidic inhibitors of peptide deformylase (PDF). The synthesis, enzyme inhibition and preliminary investigation of the binding mode of this potential antibacterial compounds are reported. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.