Targeting the Mycobacterium ulcerans cytochrome bc 1 :aa 3 for the treatment of Buruli ulcer
oleh: Nicole Scherr, Raphael Bieri, Sangeeta S. Thomas, Aurélie Chauffour, Nitin Pal Kalia, Paul Schneide, Marie-Thérèse Ruf, Araceli Lamelas, Malathy S. S. Manimekalai, Gerhard Grüber, Norihisa Ishii, Koichi Suzuki, Marcel Tanner, Garrett C. Moraski, Marvin J. Miller, Matthias Witschel, Vincent Jarlier, Gerd Pluschke, Kevin Pethe
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2018-12-01 |
Deskripsi
Mycobacterium ulcerans is the causative agent of Buruli ulcer (BU). Existing anti-tubercular drugs have been used to treat the condition with varying success. Here, the authors show that a clinical-stage drug candidate for tuberculosis, Q203, is effective at killing M. ulcerans and is a promising therapeutic candidate for BU.