Mycobacterium
Related VFcategory: Exoenzyme
Target: Zmp1
Drug effect: Inhibits the Mycobacterium tuberculosis extracellular zinc metalloprotease 1 (Zmp1) that is essential for phagosome maturation and bacterial intracellular survival.
Max phase: Preclinical (in vitro)
Publication: Mori M, et al., 2014. Discovery of the first potent and selective Mycobacterium tuberculosis Zmp1 inhibitor. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 24(11):2508-11.