Patent ID: 7344703

Claim:
A pharmaceutical composition comprising: a) a compound of the formula: wherein: A is selected from: wherein D 1 through D 7 each may independently comprise either carbon or nitrogen, and X 1 -X 6 each may independently comprise hydrogen or a functionality selected from alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl; cycloalkyl, aryl, hetero-aryl, hydroxyl, alkoxyl, aryloxyl, amino, azido, alkylamino, halo, and carboxyl: B comprises a aromatic group or a cyclic ester; and Z comprises a bi-functional moiety that links group B to the secondary amine nitrogen; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said compound, wherein said compound inhibits a mycobacterial enzyme selected from a adenylyl phosphosulfate kinase and a adenylyl phosphosulfate reductase; and b) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.