Antibacterial alkoxybenzamide inhibitors of the essential bacterial cell division protein FtsZ
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters
2009.0
Abstract
3-Methoxybenzamide is a weak inhibitor of the essential bacterial cell division protein FtsZ. Exploration of the structure-activity relationships of 3-methoxybenzamide analogues led to the identification of potent anti-staphylococcal compounds.