Identification of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis gene cluster encoding the biosynthetic enzymes for assembly of the virulence-conferring siderophore mycobactin.

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Summary

Enzymatic targets for inhibitor design and therapeutic intervention are suggested by the similar ferric-ion ligation strategies used in the siderophores from Mycobacteria, Yersinia and E. coli pathogens.

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1998-11-01
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Keywords

Nonribosomal peptide, Siderophore, Biology, Polyketide synthase, Enterobactin

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