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== Current Treatment == | == Current Treatment == | ||
Drugs developed thus far that have been shown to inhibit mycolic acid biosynthesis are: isoniazid, ethionamide, isoxyl, thiolactomycin, and triclosan. <ref name="Drug Inhibitors"/> Additionally, pyrazinamide was shown to inhibit fatty acid synthase type I which is involved in providing a precursor necessary for fatty acid elongation to long-chain mycolic acids. <ref name="Drug Inhibitors"/> Treatment for active cases of tuberculosis include the simultaneous therapeutic use of two or more frontline drugs: isoniazid, ethambutol, rifampicin and pyrazinamide. <ref name="molecular studies"/> | |||
== Future Research == | == Future Research == | ||
