Existing Drugs

Experimental Drugs Class Target Protein Mechanism of Action Mode of Administration
Clarithromycin Macrolides 23S rRNA on the 50s ribosomal subunit Bactericidal or bacteriostatic activity (It reversibly binds to the 23S rRNA on the 50s ribosomal subunit and subsequently prevents polypeptide synthesis) Oral
Rifampicin Rifamycin RNA synthesis through interfering with bacterial RNA-polymerase Bactericidal activity (act on mycobacteria by inhibiting RNA synthesis through interfering with bacterial RNA-polymerase) Oral
Streptomycin Aminoglycoside hinders formyl-methionyl-tRNA to bind with bacterial ribosomal 30S subunit Bactericidal effect or Bacteriostatic (It is a protein synthesis inhibitor that hinders binding of formyl-methionyl-tRNA to the bacterial ribosomal 30S subunit) Injectable
Rifabutin Rifamycin RNA synthesis through interfering with bacterial RNA-polymerase Bactericidal (act on mycobacteria by inhibiting RNA synthesis through interfering with bacterial RNA-polymerase) Oral
Amikacin Aminoglycoside formyl-methionyl-tRNA Bactericidal activity (It is a protein synthesis inhibitor that hinders binding of formyl-methionyl-tRNA to the bacterial ribosomal 30S subunit) Injectable
Azithromycin Macrolide Bacteriostatic activity Oral
Ethambutol Antimycobacterial antibiotics Bacteriostatic Oral
Isoniazid (isonicotinic acid hydrazide [INH]) Hydrazide derivatives Bactericidal activity Oral
Kanamycin Aminoglycoside Bactericidal effect Injectable
Erythromycin Macrolides Bacteriostatic Oral
Roxithromycin Macrolides Bacteriostatic Oral
Linezolid Oxazolidinone Bactericidal action Orally or by IV infusion
Posizolid Oxazolidinone Bactericidal action
Sutezolid Oxazolidinone
TB47 (pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine-3-carboxamides) Imidazopyridine amide QcrB Cytochrome bc1:aa3 Bactericidal ctivity (can block the cytochrome bc1 complex, thereby causing a reduction of intracellular ATP and eventually inhibiting the growth of M. ulcerans) Oral
P218 Synthetic organic The enzyme dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) Bactericidal ctivity
Ciprofloxacin Fluoroquinolones DNA gyrase-catalyzed super-coiling of double-stranded DNA Bactericidal activity (They impede DNA replication and transcription by hindering the DNA gyrase-catalyzed super-coiling of double-stranded DNA) Oral
Sitafloxacin Fluoroquinolones Bacterial DNA gyrase (topoisomerase II) Bacteriostatic (They impede DNA replication and transcription by hindering the DNA gyrase-catalyzed super-coiling of double-stranded DNA) Oral
Moxifloxacin Fluoroquinolones DNA gyrase Bactericidal activity (They impede DNA replication and transcription by hindering the DNA gyrase-catalyzed super-coiling of double-stranded DNA) Oral
Ofloxacin Quinolone DNA gyrase Bactericidal activity (They impede DNA replication and transcription by hindering the DNA gyrase-catalyzed super-coiling of double-stranded DNA) Oral
Prulifloxacin Quinolone DNA gyrase Bactericidal activity (They impede DNA replication and transcription by hindering the DNA gyrase-catalyzed super-coiling of double-stranded DNA) Oral
Sparfloxacin Quinolone DNA gyrase Bactericidal activity
Dapsone Sulfone Bactericidal activity (An imidazopyridine amide drug that targets the mycobacterial cytochrome bcc-aa3 terminal oxidase)
Rifalazil Benzoxazinorifamycin Bactericidal activity Oral
Epiroprim Bactericidal activity (inhibits dihydrofolate reductase) Injectable
Ivermectins Avermectins Bactericidal activity ( Inhibits the growth and also kill Mycobacterium ulcerans strains) Oral
Milbemycin oxime and selamectin Avermectins and milbemycins Bactericidal activity (in vitro pharmacodynamic studies demonstrates exposure-dependent activity of selamectin) Oral
Imidazopyridine amine telacebec (Q203) respiratory terminal oxidase cytochrome bc1:aa3 Bactericidal activity Oral
Moxifloxacin, R207910 and linezolid topoisomerase II (DNA gyrase) and topoisomerase IV Bactericidal activity Oral
Q203 (Telacebec) cytochrome bcc-aa3 terminal oxidase Bactericidal activity Oral
Clofazimine Riminophenazine Bactericidal activity Oral
Bedaquiline Diarylquinoline Bactericidal activity Oral
Rifapentine Rifamycin Bactericidal activity Oral
Pretomanid (PA-824) Nitroimidazopyran Bactericidal activity
Mathesia Phytomedicine