Journal : J Med Chem
Title : Pharmacophore-Based Repositioning of Approved Drugs as Novel Staphylococcus aureus NorA Efflux Pump Inhibitors.
Year : 2017
Volume : 60
Issue : 4
First Page : 1598
Last Page : 1604
Authors : Astolfi A, Felicetti T, Iraci N, Manfroni G, Massari S, Pietrella D, Tabarrini O, Kaatz GW, Barreca ML, Sabatini S, Cecchetti V.
Abstract : An intriguing opportunity to address antimicrobial resistance is represented by the inhibition of efflux pumps. Focusing on NorA, the most important efflux pump of Staphylococcus aureus, an efflux pump inhibitors (EPIs) library was used for ligand-based pharmacophore modeling studies. By exploitation of the obtained models, an in silico drug repositioning approach allowed for the identification of novel and potent NorA EPIs.