The road to avibactam : the first clinically useful non-β-lactam working somewhat like a β-lactam

Avibactam, which is the first non-β-lactam β-lactamase inhibitor to be introduced for clinical use, is a broad-spectrum serine β-lactamase inhibitor with activity against class A, class C, and, some, class D β-lactamases. We provide an overview of efforts, which extend to the period soon after the discovery of the penicillins, to develop clinically useful non-β-lactam compounds as antibacterials, and, subsequently, penicillin-binding protein and β-lactamase inhibitors. Like the β-lactam inhibitors, avibactam works via a mechanism involving covalent modification of a catalytically important nucleophilic serine residue. However, unlike the β-lactam inhibitors, avibactam reacts reversibly with its β-lactamase targets. We discuss chemical factors that may account for the apparently special nature of β-lactams and related compounds as antibacterials and β-lactamase inhibitors, including with respect to resistance. Avenues for future research including non-β-lactam antibacterials acting similarly to β-lactams are discussed.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:8

Enthalten in:

Future medicinal chemistry - 8(2016), 10 vom: 13. Juni, Seite 1063-84

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, David Yuxin [VerfasserIn]
Abboud, Martine I [VerfasserIn]
Markoulides, Marios S [VerfasserIn]
Brem, Jürgen [VerfasserIn]
Schofield, Christopher J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

β-lactam
β-lactamase inhibitor
γ-lactam
7352665165
Antibiotic resistance
Avibactam
Azabicyclo Compounds
Beta-Lactamase Inhibitors
Beta-Lactamases
DBO
Diazabicyclo[3.2.1]octane
EC 3.5.2.6
Journal Article
Lactivicin
Metallo-β-lactamase
Penicillin-binding protein
Review
Serine β-lactamase

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Date Completed 18.05.2017

Date Revised 06.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.4155/fmc-2016-0078

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM261620371