Trafficking pathways of mycolic acids: structures, origin, mechanism of formation, and storage form of mycobacteric acids
Mycolic acids, the hallmark of mycobacteria and related bacteria, are major and specific components of their cell envelope and essential for the mycobacterial survival. Mycobacteria contain structurally related long-chain lipids, but the metabolic relationships between these various classes of compo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2009-03-01
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| Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520308919 |