The important tuberculosis drug pyrazinamide (PZA) is converted to its active form pyrazinoic acid (POA) in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). Here the authors identify the pantothenate biosynthesis pathway enzyme aspartate decarboxylase (PanD) as the target of PZA and determine the POA bound Mtb PanD crystal structure.
- Qingan Sun
- Xiaojun Li
- James C. Sacchettini
