NCIt definition : An orally bioavailable diarylquinoline antimycobacterial agent, that can be used in
the treatment of pulmonary multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). Upon oral administration,
bedaquiline specifically binds to subunit c of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis)
adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) synthase, thereby preventing ATP synthase activity.
This inhibits ATP synthesis in M. tuberculosis, thereby blocking its energy metabolism
and killing M. tuberculosis.;