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Background  Earlier based on bioinformatics analyses, we had predicted the  Mycobacterium tuberculosis  ( M.tb ) proteins; Rv1555 and Rv1554, among the potential new tuberculosis drug targets. According to the ‘TB-drugome’ the Rv1555 protein is ‘druggable’ with sildenafil (Viagra), tadalafil (Cialis) and vardenafil (Levitra) drugs. In the present work, we intended to understand via computer modeling studies, how the above drugs are likely to inhibit the  M.tb  protein’s function.    Results  The three-dimensional computer models for  M.tb  proteins; Rv1555 and Rv1554 constructed on the template of equivalent membrane anchor subunits of the homologous  E.coli  quinol fumarate reductase respiratory protein complex, followed by drug docking analyses, suggested that the binding of above drugs interferes with quinol binding sites. Also, we experimentally observed the in-vitro growth inhibition of  E.coli  bacteria containing the homologous  M.tb  protein sequences with sildenafil and tadalafil drugs.    Conclusions  The predicted binding sites of the drugs is likely to affect the above  M.tb  proteins function as quinol binding is known to be essential for electron transfer function during anaerobic respiration in the homologous  E.coli  protein complex. Therefore, sildenafil and related drugs currently used in the treatment of male erectile dysfunction targeting the human phosphodiesterase 5 enzyme may be evaluated for their plausible role as repurposed drugs to treat human tuberculosis.    Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (10.1186/s12900-018-0085-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Three-dimensional models of Mycobacterium tuberculosis proteins Rv1555, Rv1554 and their docking analyses with sildenafil, tadalafil, vardenafil drugs, suggest interference with quinol binding likely to affect protein’s function