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Mycolic acid from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (bovine strain)

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CAS Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
NACRES:
NA.25

biological source

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (bovine strain)

description

mixture of homologous acids

form

powder

functional group

carboxylic acid

lipid type

unsaturated FAs

storage temp.

−20°C

Biochem/physiol Actions

Mycolic acids are long chain fatty acid containing molecules found in the cell walls of mycolata taxon bacteria. Mycolic acid from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (bovine strain) may be used to study mechanisms of resistance to antibiotic drug treatment and the toxicity of tuberculosis bacteria.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Guanghou Shui et al.
EMBO molecular medicine, 4(1), 27-37 (2011-12-08)
Mycolic acids are attractive diagnostic markers for tuberculosis (TB) infection because they are bacteria-derived, contain information about bacterial species, modulate host-pathogen interactions and are chemically inert. Here, we present a novel approach based on mass spectrometry. Quantification of specific precursor
Asselineau, J.
The Bacterial Lipids,  -  (1962)
Mervyn Beukes et al.
Chemistry and physics of lipids, 163(8), 800-808 (2010-09-30)
Cell wall mycolic acids (MA) from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) are CD1b presented antigens that can be used to detect antibodies as surrogate markers of active TB, even in HIV coinfected patients. The use of the complex mixtures of natural MA
Kapil Tahlan et al.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 56(4), 1797-1809 (2012-01-19)
SQ109, a 1,2-diamine related to ethambutol, is currently in clinical trials for the treatment of tuberculosis, but its mode of action remains unclear. Here, we demonstrate that SQ109 disrupts cell wall assembly, as evidenced by macromolecular incorporation assays and ultrastructural
Anna E Grzegorzewicz et al.
Nature chemical biology, 8(4), 334-341 (2012-02-22)
New chemotherapeutics active against multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis are urgently needed. We report on the identification of an adamantyl urea compound that shows potent bactericidal activity against M. tuberculosis and a unique mode of action, namely the abolition of the translocation

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