Synthesis, antitubercular activity and mechanism of resistance of highly effective thiacetazone analogues.

Defining the pharmacological target(s) of currently used drugs and developing new analogues with greater potency are both important aspects of the search for agents that are effective against drug-sensitive and drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Thiacetazone (TAC) is an anti-tubercular drug...

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Main Authors: Geoffrey D Coxon, Derek Craig, Rosa Milagros Corrales, Emilie Vialla, Laila Gannoun-Zaki, Laurent Kremer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3536773?pdf=render