Advances in Mycobacterium siderophore-based drug discovery

Tuberculosis remains a public health threat of global proportions. Iron is a scarce resource indispensable to both host and pathogen during infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis. Siderophores are critical molecules for iron acquisition under iron-limiting con...

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Main Authors: Jun-li He, Jian-ping Xie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-06-01
Series:Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211383511000098