Therapeutic Aspects on Mycobacterium: Mycobacterial Cell-Envelope as a Target for Drug Development
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative factor of tuberculosis (TB) infections, has an atypical outer membrane mostly consisting of lipids with long-chain and branched fatty acids termed mycolic acids. These lipids establish a permeability barrier that inhibits numerous environmental solutes from...
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Language: | English |
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Zabol University of Medical sciences
2022-12-01
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Series: | International Journal of Basic Science in Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://ijbsm.zbmu.ac.ir/PDF/ijbsm-7-138.pdf |