Synthesis and Biological Aspects of Mycolic Acids: An Important Target Against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Mycolic acids are an important class of compounds, basically found in the cell walls of a group of bacteria known as mycolata taxon, exemplified by the most famous bacteria of this group, the Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb.), the agent responsible for the disease known as tuberculosis (TB). Mycol...

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Main Authors: Marcus Vinícius Nora de Souza, Marcelle de Lima Ferreira, Alessandra Campbell Pinheiro, Maurício Frota Saraiva, Mauro Vieira de Almeida, Marcelo Siqueira Valle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2008-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2008.99
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