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. 1977 Apr;130(1):569-70.
doi: 10.1128/jb.130.1.569-570.1977.

Metabolic role of free mycolic acids in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

K Takayama, E L Armstrong

Metabolic role of free mycolic acids in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

K Takayama et al. J Bacteriol. 1977 Apr.

Abstract

Small amounts of free mycolic acids and trehalose dimycolate that are rapidly formed by Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra are probably derived from mycolyl acetyl trehalose and transferred to the cell wall. However, the transfer of mycolic acids from mycolyl acetyl trehalose to the cell wall still appears to be the more prominent route.

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