Dissecting the role of critical residues and substrate preference of a Fatty Acyl-CoA Synthetase (FadD13) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Newly emerging multi-drug resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) severely limit the treatment options for tuberculosis (TB); hence, new antitubercular drugs are urgently needed. The mymA operon is essential for the virulence and intracellular survival of M.tb and thus represents an a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2009-12-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2793005?pdf=render |