Characterization of a glutathione metabolic mutant of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and its resistance to glutathione and nitrosoglutathione

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 188, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1364-1372

  Dayaram, Yaswant K ^a   Talaue, Meliza T ^a   Connell, Nancy D ^a   Venketaraman, Vishwanath ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; ANTIOXIDANT; CYSTEINYLGLYCINE; DIPEPTIDE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE; NITRIC OXIDE; PERMEASE; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; S NITROSOGLUTATHIONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MUTATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; S-NITROSOGLUTATHIONE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 32444445544     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.188.4.1364-1372.2006     Document Type: Article

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