Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry methods for the analysis of mycocerosic acids present in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 143-150

  Alugupalli, Srinivas ^a,d   Sikka, Monica K ^a   Larsson, Lennart ^b   White, David C ^c  

^a Microbial Insights Incorporated   (United States)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Derivative; M. tuberculosis; Mass spectrometry; Mycocerosic acids

Indexed keywords

MYCOCEROSIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM;

MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0031950781     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(97)00100-0     Document Type: Article

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