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: Weide T, et al., 2006. 3-Substituted indolizine-1-carbonitrile derivatives as phosphatase inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 16(1):59-63.