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Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry

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ISSN (Print): 1389-5575
ISSN (Online): 1875-5607

Recent Developments in Antitubercular Drugs

Author(s): Pallavi Ahirrao

Volume 8, Issue 14, 2008

Page: [1441 - 1451] Pages: 11

DOI: 10.2174/138955708786786516

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Abstract

This review article describes the current TB drugs, their merits and demerits as well as the new promising anti- TB agents such as diarylquinolines, oxazolidinones and nitroimdiazoles. It also includes the future development of new antitubercular agents according to the potential drug targets of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and structure-activity relationship studies on important anti-TB drugs.

Keywords: Tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, anti-tubercular drugs, drug targets, structure-activity relationship

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