Mycobacterium
Related VFcategory: Exoenzyme
Target: PtpB
Drug effect: Inhibits protein tyrosine phosphatase B (PtpB) to interfere with signal transduction pathways in macrophages.
Max phase: Preclinical (in vitro)
Publication: Nören-Müller A, et al., 2008. Discovery of a new class of inhibitors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis protein tyrosine phosphatase B by biology-oriented synthesis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 47(32):5973-7.