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Systematic Design of Adenosine Analogs as Inhibitors of a Clostridioides difficile- Specific DNA Adenine Methyltransferase Required for Normal Sporulation and Persistence

Journal Article · · Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
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  1. Department of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, United States
  2. Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
  3. Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
  4. Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
  5. Institute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
  6. Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, and Program in Bioinformatics, The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, Ohio 43614, United States
  7. Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; Pasteur Institute, Cenci-Bolognetti Foundation, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
2423684
Journal Information:
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, Journal Name: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 66; ISSN 0022-2623
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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