Project portfolio-3
NOSO-502 Alpibectir Gepotidacin tissue distribution ERA4TB-01 ERA4TB-02 ERA4TB-03 ERA4TB-04 ERA4TB-06 ERA4TB-09 ERA4TB-10 BC1 back up RespiriTB RespiriNTM GSK656 BTZ-043 ERA4TB-11 ERA4TB-13 ERA4TB-14 ERA4TB-15 ERA4TB-16 ERA4TB-17 ERA4TB-18 MenG BDQ LAI PASA HDT Mtr

NOSO-502

Description: The first clinical candidate in the novel antibiotic class Odilhorhabdins.

Mode of Action (MoA): Inhibition of bacterial ribosome via a new mechanism.

Alpibectir

Description: Boosts ethionamide efficacy and lowers the dose with small molecule transcriptional modulators to overcome multi-drug resistant tuberculosis infections.

Mode of Action (MoA): Bacterial transcriptional regulation.

Gepotidacin tissue distribution

Description: Demonstrating penetration of gepotidacin in tonsillar and prostate tissues.

Mode of Action (MoA): Topoisomerase type II inhibitor.

ERA4TB-01

Description: Molecule targeting mycobacterial cholesterol cycle.

Mode of Action (MoA): Cholesterol catabolism.

ERA4TB-02

Description: Compound targets tryptophan biosynthesis pathway.

Mode of Action (MoA): Mycobacterium tuberculosis tryptophan synthase, the enzyme that catalyses the final two steps in tryptophan biosynthesis. pathway

ERA4TB-03

Description: Compounds targeting energy metabolism.

Mode of Action (MoA): Electron chain transport.

ERA4TB-04

Description: Compound targets an essential gene.

Mode of Action: Lysine transfer RNA synthase (essential gene as assessed by transposon mutagenesis).

ERA4TB-06

Description: Potent in vitro inhibitory and bactericidal activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Mode of Action: Mycobacterial membrane protein Large 3 (Mmpl3)

ERA4TB-09

Description: Natural product analogs active against Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Mode of Action (MoA): Unknown.

ERA4TB-10

Description: Derivative of piperazinobenzothiazinone that acts as an anti-mycobacterial compound.

Mode of Action (MoA): Targets and covalently inhibits the enzyme Decaprenyl-phosphoryl-ribose 2'-epimerase (DprE1).

BC1 back up

Description: Lead optimisation program on BC1 inhibitors.

Mode of Action (MoA): Cytochrome bc1 complex in the cellular respiration pathway.

RespiriTB

Description: Target exploration of an essential complex modulating resistance.

Mode of Action (MoA): Mycothione reductase (Mtr).

RespiriNTM

Description: Novel assets (one first-in-human start) that may synergise with bedaquiline and cytochrome bc1 drugs.

Mode of Action (MoA): Not unkown.

GSK656

Description: A first-in-class investigational antitubercular agent is being developed to treat tuberculosis as part of a future combination regimen.

Mode of Action (MoA):  Suppresses protein synthesis in Mycobacterium tuberculosis by inhibiting the enzyme leucyl t-RNA synthetase (LeuRS).

BTZ-043

Description: A first-in-class investigational antitubercular agent is being developed to treat tuberculosis as part of a future combination regimen.

Mode of Action (MoA): Inhibits an essential enzyme for cell wall synthesis in Mycobacteria tuberculosis.

ERA4TB-11

Description: Small molecule oxaborole.

Mode of Action (MoA): Inhibits leucyl tRNA synthetase (LeuRS)

ERA4TB-13

Description: Targets cholesterol cycle in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Mode of Action (MoA): Cholesterol catabolism.

ERA4TB-14

Description: Small molecule compound that leads to the depletion of ATP in three mycobacterial species, M. tuberculosis, M. leprae, and M. ulcerans

Mode of Action (MoA): Inhibits the mycobacterial cytochrome bc1 complex in the cellular respiration pathway.

ERA4TB-15

Description: A novel class of small-molecule antibiotics shown to inhibit new targets within the M. tuberculosis mycolic acid biosynthesis pathway.

Mode of Action (MoA): Covalently inhibits the acyl transferase domain of Mtb Pks13, a polyketide synthase involved in mycolic acid biosynthesis via a novel mode of inhibition.

ERA4TB-16

Description: A novel class of small-molecule antibiotics shown to inhibit new targets within the M. tuberculosis mycolic acid biosynthesis pathway.

Mode of Action (MoA): Covalently inhibits the acyl transferase domain of Mtb Pks13, a polyketide synthase involved in mycolic acid biosynthesis via a novel mode of inhibition.

ERA4TB-17

Description: A novel class of small-molecule antibiotics that targets several Mtb biosynthesis pathways.

Mode of Action (MoA): Inhibits FadD32, a key enzyme at the interface between the fatty acid synthase and polyketide synthase biosynthetic pathways and is involved in mycolic acid biosynthesis.

ERA4TB-18

Description: A novel class of small-molecule antibiotics that targets several Mtb biosynthesis pathways.

Mode of Action (MoA): Inhibits FadD32, a key enzyme at the interface between the fatty acid synthase and polyketide synthase biosynthetic pathways and is involved in mycolic acid biosynthesis.

MenG

Description: H2L medChem for novel menaquinone biosynthesis inhibitors.

Mode of Action (MoA): Inhibits menG, a product of which catalyses methylation of demethylmenaquinone.

BDQ LAI

Description: Novel long-acting injectable formulation of bedaquiline for Tb preventive therapy.

Mode of Action (MoA): ATPase.

PASA

Description: Novel para-Aminosalicylic acid (PAS) analogues.

Mode of Action(MoA): Dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR).

HDT

Description: Exploring known host-directed therapies for TB treatment.

Mode of Action (MoA): Various.

Mtr

Description: Target exploration of Mycobacterium transcription regulator (Mtr) complex. 

Mode of Action (MoA): Mycobacterium transcription regulator (Mtr).