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Mutational and expression analysis of tbnat and its response to isoniazid.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Dec 2005
Sholto-Douglas-Vernon Carolyn, Sandy James, Victor Thomas C, Sim Edith, Helden Paul Dvan
Abstract excerpt
A gene (nat) encoding arylamine N-acetyltransferase (NAT) has been found in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The gene is expressed and the enzyme is active in growing M. tuberculosis cells. N-Acetyltransferase acetylates and inactivates isoniazid (INH), which is a front-line drug used in tuberculosis (TB) therapy. In this study, it was shown that a previously reported G619A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) was...
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