Cargando…
Mycolic acids: deciphering and targeting the Achilles' heel of the tubercle bacillus
Mycolic acids are unique long chain fatty acids found in the lipid‐rich cell walls of mycobacteria including the tubercle bacillus M ycobacterium tuberculosis. Essential for viability and virulence, enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of mycolic acids represent novel targets for drug development. T...
| Autores principales: | , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
| Publicado: |
John Wiley and Sons Inc.
2015
|
| Materias: | |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4949712/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26135034 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mmi.13101 |