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Fosmidomycin



Fosmidomycin
Systematic (IUPAC) name
3-[FORMYL(HYDROXY)AMINO]PROPYLPHOSPHONIC ACID
Identifiers
CAS number 66508-53-0
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PubChem 572
DrugBank EXPT01469
Chemical data
Formula C4H10NO5P 
Mol. mass 183.100 g/mol
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Therapeutic considerations
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Fosmidomycin is an antibiotic that specific inhibits DXP reductoisomerase, a key enzyme in the non-mevalonate pathway. It is a structural analogue of 2-C-methyl-D-erythrose 4-phosphate. It inhibits the E. coli enzyme with a KI value of 38 nM (4).

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