Mycobacterium
Related VFcategory: Exoenzyme
Target: SapM
Drug effect: Inhibits a secreted alkaline phosphatase SapM activity to reduce intracellular mycobacterial survival in host macrophages.
Max phase: Preclinical (in vitro)
Publication: Fernández-Soto P, et al., 2021. Discovery of uncompetitive inhibitors of SapM that compromise intracellular survival of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Sci Rep 11(1):7667.