Challenges in the development of a thiol-based broad-spectrum inhibitor for metallo-β-lactamases

D Büttner, JS Kramer, FM Klingler… - ACS infectious …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Pathogens, expressing metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs), become resistant against most β-
lactam antibiotics. Besides the dragging search for new antibiotics, development of MBL …

Progress toward inhibitors of metallo-β-lactamases

RP McGeary, DTC Tan, G Schenk - Future Medicinal Chemistry, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The global overuse of antibiotics has led to the emergence of drug-resistant pathogenic
bacteria. Bacteria can combat β-lactams by expressing β-lactamases. Inhibitors of one class …

2-Mercaptomethyl thiazolidines (MMTZS) inhibit all metallo-β-lactamase classes by maintaining a conserved binding mode

P Hinchliffe, DM Moreno, MA Rossi… - ACS infectious …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Metallo-β-lactamase (MBL) production in Gram-negative bacteria is an important contributor
to β-lactam antibiotic resistance. Combining β-lactams with β-lactamase inhibitors (BLIs) is a …

Metallo-β-lactamase-mediated antimicrobial resistance and progress in inhibitor discovery

Y Yang, YH Yan, CJ Schofield, A McNally, Z Zong… - Trends in …, 2023 - cell.com
Resistance to β-lactam antibiotics is rapidly growing, substantially due to the spread of
serine-β-lactamases (SBLs) and metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs), which efficiently catalyse β …

Principles and current strategies targeting metallo‐β‐lactamase mediated antibacterial resistance

YH Yan, G Li, GB Li - Medicinal Research Reviews, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Resistance to β‐lactam antibacterials is commonly associated with the production of the
serine β‐lactamases (SBLs) and/or metallo‐β‐lactamases (MBLs). Although clinically useful …

Thiol-containing metallo-β-lactamase inhibitors resensitize resistant Gram-negative bacteria to meropenem

KHME Tehrani, NI Martin - ACS Infectious Diseases, 2017 - ACS Publications
The prevalence of infections caused by metallo-β-lactamase (MBL) expressing Gram-
negative bacteria has grown at an alarming rate in recent years. Despite the fact that MBLs …

Diversity and proliferation of metallo-β-lactamases: a clarion call for clinically effective metallo-β-lactamase inhibitors

AM Somboro, J Osei Sekyere, DG Amoako… - Applied and …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
The worldwide proliferation of life-threatening metallo-β-lactamase (MBL)-producing Gram-
negative bacteria is a serious concern to public health. MBLs are compromising the …

Discovery of 2-aminothiazole-4-carboxylic acids as broad-spectrum metallo-β-lactamase inhibitors by mimicking carbapenem hydrolysate binding

YH Yan, TT Zhang, R Li, SY Wang, LL Wei… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs) are zinc-dependent enzymes capable of hydrolyzing all
bicyclic β-lactam antibiotics, posing a great threat to public health. However, there are …

An updated patent review of metallo-β-lactamase inhibitors (2020–2023)

E Denakpo, T Naas, BI Iorga - Expert Opinion on Therapeutic …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction Metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs) are enzymes produced by bacteria
that confer resistance to most β-lactam antibiotics, including carbapenems, which have the …

Targeting metallo-β-lactamase enzymes in antibiotic resistance

DT King, NCJ Strynadka - Future medicinal chemistry, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The β-lactam antibiotics are essential for the treatment of a wide range of human bacterial
diseases. However, a class of zinc-dependent hydrolases known as the metallo-β …