Pretomanid (PA-824)

EXPERIMENTAL DRUGS / POTENTIAL ANTIBIOTIC THERAPIES AGAINST M. ULCERANS

Pretomanid (PA-824)

CLASS

Nitroimidazopyran

MECHANISM OF ACTION

Bactericidal activity

DRUG INTERACTION PHASE (APPROVED, INVESTIGATIONAL, EXPERIMENTAL)

Experimental

LINK TO PUBMED


SIMILAR TARGETS IN OTHER SPECIES

Fatty acid synthetase ~ Mycobacterium tuberculosis (strain ATCC 25618 / H37Rv)

DRUG BANK ID

DB05154

EXTERNAL LINKS


REFERENCE

Diacon, A. H., Dawson, R., Von Groote-Bidlingmaier, F., Symons, G., Venter, A., Donald, P. R., Van Niekerk, C., Everitt, D., Hutchings, J., Burger, D. A., Schall, R., & Mendel, C. M. (2015). Bactericidal activity of pyrazinamide and clofazimine alone and in combinations with pretomanid and bedaquiline. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 191(8), 943–953. https://doi.org/10.1164/RCCM.201410-1801OC