| Literature DB >> 22339732 |
Veeraraghavan Usha1, Adrian J Lloyd, Andrew L Lovering, Gurdyal S Besra.
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Because of an increased emergence of resistance to current antitubercular drugs, there is a need for new antitubercular agents directed against novel targets. Diaminopimelic acid (DAP) biosynthetic enzymes are unique to bacteria and are absent in mammals and provide a rich source of essential targets for antitubercular chemotherapy. Herein, we review the structure and function of the mycobacterial DAP biosynthetic enzymes.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22339732 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2012.02527.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEMS Microbiol Lett ISSN: 0378-1097 Impact factor: 2.742