申请人:Wong Chi-Huey
公开号:US20130158037A1
公开(公告)日:2013-06-20
The present invention provides compounds which are potent inhibitors against Lpd activity, PDH activity, and/or the growth of
tubercle bacillus
, and thus are useful in the treatment of tuberculosis infection and associated conditions. The present invention is further directed to in vitro- and in vzivo-based methods of inhibiting Lpd and/or PDH activity. In certain embodiments, these methods are useful in inhibiting Lpd and/or PDH activity key to a pathogen's survival.