Biosynthetic origin of mycobacterial cell wall galactofuranosyl residues

Tubercle and Lung Disease

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 123-131

  Weston, A ^a   Stern, R J ^a   Lee, R E ^a   Nassau, P M ^a   Monsey, D ^a   Martin, S L ^a   Scherman, M S ^a   Besra, G S ^a   Duncan, K ^a   McNeil, M R ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; GALACTAN; GALACTOSE; HEXOSE 1 PHOSPHATE URIDYLYLTRANSFERASE; MUTASE; MYCOLIC ACID; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; SUGAR NUCLEOTIDE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0031417910     PISSN: 09628479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0962-8479(98)80005-1     Document Type: Article

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