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Role of Serine140 in the mode of action of Mycobacterium tuberculosis β-ketoacyl-ACP Reductase (MabA).
BMC research notes - 25 Sept 2012
Rosado Leonardo A, Caceres Rafael Andrade, de Azevedo Walter Filgueira, Basso Luiz A, Santos Diógenes S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) still remains one of the most deadly infectious diseases in the world. Mycobacterium tuberculosis β-ketoacyl-ACP Reductase (MabA) is a member of the fatty acid elongation system type II, providing precursors of mycolic acids that are essential to the bacterial cell growth and survival. MabA has been shown to be essential for M. tuberculosis survival and to play a role in...
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