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Studies on the mycolic acids from the walls of Mycobacterium microti.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7119747     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Mycobacterium microti walls contained three types of mycolic acids, very similar to those found in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. An alpha-mycolate with two cyclopropane rings, a methoxymycolate with one cyclopropane ring and a methoxyl group, and a ketomycolate with one cyclopropane ring and a keto group were partially characterized. The mycolates made up 34% (by weight) of the peptidoglycan-arabinogalactan-mycolate wall skeleton. Young exponential phase cultures and organisms harvested from mouse lungs contained high proportions of ketomycolates; older cultures had roughly equal proportions of keto- and methoxymycolates. The proportion of alpha-mycolates increased slightly with age of culture, but was always less than one-third of the total.
Authors:
L A Davidson; P Draper; D E Minnikin
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of general microbiology     Volume:  128     ISSN:  0022-1287     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Gen. Microbiol.     Publication Date:  1982 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1982-12-02     Completed Date:  1982-12-02     Revised Date:  2005-01-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0375371     Medline TA:  J Gen Microbiol     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  823-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Cell Wall / analysis
Mycobacterium / analysis*,  growth & development
Mycolic Acids / analysis*
Time Factors
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Mycolic Acids

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