Cancer is a leading cause of death globally and has been associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). The angiogenesis-related VEGFR-2 is a common target between cancer and Mtb. Here, we aimed to synthesize and validate potent dual human VEGFR-2 inhibitors as anticancer and anti-mycobacterial agents.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe development of novel antimycobacterial agents is an urgent challenge to eradicate the increasing emergence and rapid spread of multidrug-resistant strains. Filamentous temperature-sensitive protein Z (FtsZ) is a crucial cell division protein. Alteration of FtsZ assembly leads to cell division inhibition and cell death.
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