COMPOUNDS FOR INHIBITING 1-DEOXY-D-XYLULOSE-5-PHOSPHATE REDUCTOISOMERASE
申请人:Boshoff Helena I.
公开号:US20140378418A1
公开(公告)日:2014-12-25
In particular, the compound is effective to inhibit Dxr in
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
(Mtb). The present invention relates to compounds having general formula (I) or (II)
where X is an acidic group, such as carboxylate, phosphonate, sulfate, and tetrazole; Ar is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic or heteroaromatic group; and n is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4, preferably 2, 3, or 4. The compounds inhibits 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate reductoisomerase (Dxr), particularly Dxr in
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
(Mtb).