Polyprenyl phosphate biosynthesis in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium smegmatis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 20, 2000, Pages 5771-5778

  Crick, D C ^a   Schulbach, M C ^a   Zink, E E ^a   Macchia, M ^a   Barontini, S ^a   Besra, G S ^a   Brennan, P J ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; DECAPRENYL DIPHOSPHATE; FARNESYL DIPHOSPHATE; GERANYL DIPHOSPHATE; GERANYLGERANYL PYROPHOSPHATE; HEPTAPRENYL DIPHOSPHATE; PHOSPHATE; POLYPRENYL PHOSPHATE; PRENYL DIPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

CELL MEMBRANE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOSOL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYISOPRENYL PHOSPHATES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0033813214     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.20.5771-5778.2000     Document Type: Article

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