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A polyketide synthase catalyzes the last condensation step of mycolic acid biosynthesis in mycobacteria and related organisms.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 6 Jan 2004
Portevin Damien, De Sousa-D'Auria Célia, Houssin Christine, Grimaldi Christine, Chami Mohamed, Daffé Mamadou, Guilhot Christophe
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Mycolic acids are major and specific constituents of the cell envelope of Corynebacterineae, a suborder of bacterial species including several important human pathogens such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium leprae, or Corynebacterium diphtheriae. These long-chain fatty acids are invol...
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