申请人:The Texas A&M University System
公开号:US20180111913A1
公开(公告)日:2018-04-26
Novel bacterial inhibitors comprising benzofuran derivatives, and methods of bacterial inhibition using the inhibitors are disclosed. The inhibitors may inhibit, for example, mycobacteria, including
M. tuberculosis
, by inhibition of the Pks13 enzyme. The inhibitors cmat exhibit potent whole cell and in vivo efficacy against
M. tuberculosis.