Mycobacterium
Related VF: ESX-1 (ESAT-6 secretion system-1)
Target: MycP1
Drug effect: Inhibits the MycP1 protease that is essential for ESX-1 function.
Max phase: Preclinical (in vitro)
Publication: Frasinyuk MS, et al., 2014. Pentapeptide boronic acid inhibitors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis MycP1 protease. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 24(15):3546-8.