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Separate entrance and exit portals for ligand traffic in Mycobacterium tuberculosis FabH.
Chemistry & biology - 1 Apr 2008
Sachdeva Sarbjot, Musayev Faik N, Alhamadsheh Mamoun M, Scarsdale J Neel, Wright H Tonie, Reynolds Kevin A
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis FabH initiates type II fatty acid synthase-catalyzed formation of the long chain (C(16)-C(22)) acyl-coenzyme A (CoA) precursors of mycolic acids, which are major constituents of the bacterial cell envelope. Crystal structures of M. tuberculosis FabH (mtFabH) show the su...
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