Aminoglycosides are broad-spectrum antibiotics used in the treatment of serious infections. With the rapid emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance, their therapeutic use is becoming increasingly threatened. The most common mechanism of aminoglycoside resistance is the expression of aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes (AMEs). Aminoglycoside 6'-N-acetyltransferase-Ii (AAC(6')-Ii) is a chromosomally-encoded enzyme in Enterococcus faecium, which transfers an acetyl group from AcCoA to the 6'-NH2 of aminoglycosides. Many inhibitors of this enzyme have been reported by the Auclair group. Initially, bisubstrate inhibitors containing aminoglycoside and CoA moieties were generated, which were nanomolar inhibitors of AAC(6')-Ii, and served as usef...