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  • Title: The Mycobacterium tuberculosis Cell Wall: An Alluring Drug Target for Developing Newer Anti-TB Drugs-A Perspective.
    Author: Chauhan M, Barot R, Yadav R, Joshi K, Mirza S, Chikhale R, Srivastava VK, Yadav MR, Murumkar PR.
    Journal: Chem Biol Drug Des; 2024 Sep; 104(3):e14612. PubMed ID: 39237482.
    Abstract:
    The Mycobacterium cell wall is a capsule-like structure comprising of various layers of biomolecules such as mycolic acid, peptidoglycans, and arabinogalactans, which provide the Mycobacteria a sort of cellular shield. Drugs like isoniazid, ethambutol, cycloserine, delamanid, and pretomanid inhibit cell wall synthesis by inhibiting one or the other enzymes involved in cell wall synthesis. Many enzymes present across these layers serve as potential targets for the design and development of newer anti-TB drugs. Some of these targets are currently being exploited as the most druggable targets like DprE1, InhA, and MmpL3. Many of the anti-TB agents present in clinical trials inhibit cell wall synthesis. The present article covers a systematic perspective of developing cell wall inhibitors targeting various enzymes involved in cell wall biosynthesis as potential drug candidates for treating Mtb infection.
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