Abstract:Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, with high level of mortality worldwide, currently with approximately 10 million cases of tuberculosis. These rate of incidence are due to several factors such as bacterial resistance, AIDS, latent tuberculosis that reoccur in patient. Deazaflavin dependent nitroreductase (Ddn) is an emerging target in the field of antitubercular agent. Ddn catalyses the reduction of nitroimidazoles resulting in intra-cellular release of lethal reactive… Show more
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