Conditions affecting ergothioneine levels in Mycobacterium smegmatis & the attempted isolation of α-N, N, N-Histidine methyltransferase, the first enzyme in ergothioneine biosynthesis
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 120-133). === Ergothioneine and mycothiol are the two major low molecular weight thiols present in mycobacteria. The generation of mycothiol-deficient mutants has demonstrated its role in protecting M tuberculosis against oxidative and nitrosative stress....
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2015
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14800 |