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Mycolic Acids

Known as: Acids, Mycolic, Mycolic Acids [Chemical/Ingredient], mycolic acid 
Long fatty acids found in the CELL WALLS of some ACTINOBACTERIA, including MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS.
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2007
Review
2007
The Mycobacterium tuberculosis FAS‐II condensing enzymes: their role in mycolic acid biosynthesis, acid‐fastness, pathogenesis and in future drug development
Mycolic acids are very long‐chain fatty acids representing essential components of the mycobacterial cell wall. Considering their… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
GroEL1: A Dedicated Chaperone Involved in Mycolic Acid Biosynthesis during Biofilm Formation in Mycobacteria
Review
2002
Review
2002
The methyl-branched fortifications of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Review
1998
Review
1998
Mycolic acids: structure, biosynthesis and physiological functions.
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Crystal structure of mouse CD1: An MHC-like fold with a large hydrophobic binding groove.
CD1 represents a third lineage of antigen-presenting molecules that are distantly related to major histocompatibility complex… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Lipoarabinomannan of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Capping with mannosyl residues in some strains.
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Differentiation of Mycobacterium, Nocardia, and related taxa by thin-layer chromatographic analysis of whole-organism methanolysates.
Summary: introduction Few simple and reliable tests are available for the differentiation of Mycobacterium, Nocardia and related… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Effect of Isoniazid on the In Vivo Mycolic Acid Synthesis, Cell Growth, and Viability of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
When an actively growing culture of the H37Ra strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis was exposed to isoniazid at a concentration of… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Inhibition by isoniazid of synthesis of mycolic acids in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
SUMMARY Exposure of growing Mycobacterium tuberculosis BCG to 1 μg. isoniazid/ml. inhibited the incorporation of 14C from [U-14C… 
Highly Cited
1956
Highly Cited
1956
The chemical structure of the cord factor of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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