Synonyms: PBTZ169
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Macozinone (PBTZ169) is the lead from a series of piperazine-containing benzothiazinones [1]. It has potent antimycobacterial activity and is under clinical evaluation as a treatment for tuberculosis (TB). Macozinone is an inhibitor of decaprenylphosphoryl-beta-D-ribose oxidase (DprE1), an essential mycobacterial cell wall biosynthesis enzyme [1].
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