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Crystal structure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis catalase-peroxidase.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 10 Sept 2004
Bertrand Thomas, Eady Nigel A J, Jones Jamie N, Jesmin, Nagy Judit M, Jamart-Grégoire Brigitte, Raven Emma Lloyd, Brown Katherine A
Abstract excerpt
The Mycobacterium tuberculosis catalase-peroxidase is a multifunctional heme-dependent enzyme that activates the core anti-tuberculosis drug isoniazid. Numerous studies have been undertaken to elucidate the enzyme-dependent mechanism of isoniazid activation, and it is well documented that mutations that reduce activity or inactivate the catalase-peroxidase lead to increased levels of isoniazid resistance in M....
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