New insights into molecular recognition of 1,1-bisphosphonic acids by farnesyl diphosphate synthase.

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Published in Bioorg Med Chem on November 13, 2013

Authors

Mariana Ferrer-Casal1, Catherine Li2, Melina Galizzi2, Carlos A Stortz3, Sergio H Szajnman1, Roberto Docampo2, Silvia N J Moreno2, Juan B Rodriguez4

Author Affiliations

1: Departamento de Química Orgánica and UMYMFOR (CONICET-FCEyN), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Pabellón 2, Ciudad Universitaria, C1428EHA Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2: Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases and Department of Cellular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
3: Departamento de Química Orgánica and CIHIDECAR, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Pabellón 2, Ciudad Universitaria, C1428EHA Buenos Aires, Argentina.
4: Departamento de Química Orgánica and UMYMFOR (CONICET-FCEyN), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Pabellón 2, Ciudad Universitaria, C1428EHA Buenos Aires, Argentina. Electronic address: jbr@qo.fcen.uba.ar.

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