Enzymatic Characterization of N-Acetyl-1-D-myo-inosityl-2-amino-2-deoxy-alpha-D-glucopyranoside Deacetylase (MshB)
Mycobacterium species, which contain the causative agent for human tuberculosis (TB), produce inositol derivatives including mycothiol (MSH). MSH is a unique and dominant cytosolic thiol that protects mycobacterial pathogens against the damaging effects of reactive oxygen species and is involved in...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/50947 |