Crystal structure of a novel esterase Rv0045c from Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

There are at least 250 enzymes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) involved in lipid metabolism. Some of the enzymes are required for bacterial survival and full virulence. The esterase Rv0045c shares little amino acid sequence similarity with other members of the esterase/lipase family....

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Main Authors: Xiangdong Zheng, Jiubiao Guo, Lipeng Xu, Honglei Li, Dongwei Zhang, Kai Zhang, Fei Sun, Tingyi Wen, Siguo Liu, Hai Pang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3102732?pdf=render