Table 1.
| R1 | R2 | R3 | linker | E. coli MurG | Mt GTase | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13a | Ph | N-Phenyl succinimide | Gly | NT | NT | |
| 13b | 2-MeOPh | N-Phenyl succinimide | Gly | 85 | 0 | |
| 13c | 2,3-(MeO)2Ph | N-Phenyl succinimide | Gly | 0 | 0 | |
| 13e | Ethane-1,2-diol | N-Phenyl succinimide | Gly | 0 | 0 | |
| 14a | Ph | -CO2Me | α–CO2Me | Gly | 0 | NT |
| 14b | 2-MeOPh | -CO2Me | α–CO2Me | Gly | 32 | 0 |
| 15b | 2-MeOPh | -CO2Me | Bicyclic | Gly | 22 | 0 |
| 15e | Ethane-1,2-diol | -CO2Me | Bicyclic | Gly | 27 | NT |
| 16a | Ph | -CO2Me | Bicyclic | Gly | 0 | 80 |
| 16b | 2-MeOPh | -CO2Me | Bicyclic | Gly | 0 | 0 |
| 16c | 2,3-(MeO)2Ph | -CO2Me | Bicyclic | Gly | 0 | NT |
| 16d | 3,4-(MeO)2Ph | -CO2Me | Bicyclic | Gly | 26 | 0 |
| 19 | 2-MeOPh | N-Phenyl succinimide | Sar | 31 | NT | |
| 20a | 2-MeOPh | N-Phenyl succinimide | Pro | 0 | 0 | |
| 20b | 2-MeOPh | -CO2Me | β–CO2Me | Pro | 0 | 0 |
| 20c | 2-MeOPh | -CO2Me | α–CO2Me | Pro | 22 | 0 |
| 20d | Ethane-1,2-diol | N-Ethyl succinimide | Pro | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | 2-MeOPh | N-Phenyl succinimide | C3 | 17 | 0 | |
| 25 | 2-MeOPh | N-Phenyl succinimide | C4 | 15 | 0 |
Linkers: glycine (Gly), sarcosine (Sar), proline (Pro), C-3 diester (C3), C-4 diester (C4). NT, not tested. Assays carried out as described in Section 4.
