KasA, Another Brick in the Mycobacterial Cell Wall
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis, a disease that has been plaguing humanity for centuries, has a unique cell wall composition believed to be critical for pathogenicity. Luckner et al. (2009) now describe the structure of KasA, an enzyme involved in cell wall biosynthesis. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Swanson, S., Gokulan, K., & Sacchettini, J. C.
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Swanson, Stephanie||Gokulan, Kuppan||Sacchettini, James C
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3-oxoacyl-(acyl-carrier-protein) Synthase
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Binding Sites
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Cell Wall
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Fatty Acids
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Models, Molecular
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Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
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Mycolic Acids
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Polyethylene Glycols
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Protein Binding
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