Ptpase inhibitors and method of using same

摘要

The present application relates to a method of screening a compound for therapeutic value comprised of identifying a library of compounds to be screened, said library comprised of at least one potential therapeutic compound; screening the library of compounds to determine a similarity of action between the at least one potential therapeutic with a known pentavalent antimonial which is effective in affecting a cellular target; selecting the potential therapeutic based on the potential therapeutics similarity of action in affecting the cellular target as the pentavalent antimonial, wherein said cellular target is a PTPase (protein tyrosine phosphatase).