Why the study?
Fusidic acid is effective only against gram-positive bacteria, but available structures of fusidic acid-inhibited complexes were from gram-negative model organisms.
Population
Staphylococcus aureus ribosome in complex with mRNA, tRNA, and EF-G
Comparison
Fusidic acid vs fusidic acid-cyclopentane
Design
Cryo-EM structural study
Authors
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May inform next-gen antibiotic design vs resistant S. aureus; leaves open clinical translation.
High-resolution cryo-EM structures of the S. aureus ribosome inhibited by fusidic acid and its derivative reveal binding details that explain improved resistance profiles and provide a basis for structure-based drug discovery.
González-López et al. (2023) studied this question.
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