Metabolic role of free mycolic acids in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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Small amounts of free mycolic acids and trehalose dimycolate that are rapidly formed by Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra are probably derived from mycolyl acetyl trehalose and transferred to the cell wall. However, the transfer of mycolic acids from mycolyl acetyl trehalose to the cell wall still appears to be the more prominent route.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of bacteriology
دوره 130 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1977