The Mycobacterium tuberculosis FAS-II dehydratases and methyltransferases define the specificity of...
The Mycobacterium tuberculosis FAS-II dehydratases and methyltransferases define the specificity of the mycolic acid elongation complexes
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United States: Public Library of Science
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The human pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) has the originality of possessing a multifunctional mega-enzyme FAS-I (Fatty Acid Synthase-I), together with a multi-protein FAS-II system, to carry out the biosynthesis of common and of specific long chain fatty acids: the mycolic acids (MA). MA are the main constituents of the external mycomembr...
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The Mycobacterium tuberculosis FAS-II dehydratases and methyltransferases define the specificity of the mycolic acid elongation complexes
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1312164013
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1312164013
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0029564
