The Missing Piece of the Type II Fatty Acid Synthase System from Mycobacterium tuberculosis
The Missing Piece of the Type II Fatty Acid Synthase System from Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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The Mycobacterium tuberculosis fatty acid synthase type II (FAS-II) system has the unique property of producing unusually long-chain fatty acids involved in the biosynthesis of mycolic acids, key molecules of the tubercle bacillus. The enzyme(s) responsible for dehydration of (3R)-hydroxyacyl-ACP during the elongation cycles of the mycobacterial FA...
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The Missing Piece of the Type II Fatty Acid Synthase System from Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_20756008
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_20756008
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0027-8424,1091-6490
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1091-6490
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10.1073/pnas.0704132104
