Mycobacterium
Related VFcategory: Exoenzyme
Target: PtpA
Drug effect: Inhibits protein tyrosine phosphatase PtpA to disrupt phagosome acidification and maturation.
Max phase: Preclinical (in vitro)
Publication: Rawls KA, et al., 2009. Fragment-based discovery of selective inhibitors of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis protein tyrosine phosphatase PtpA. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 19(24):6851-4.