Identification of a Desaturase Involved in Mycolic Acid Biosynthesis in Mycobacterium smegmatis

Albel Singh; Cristian Varela; Kiranmai Bhatt; Natacha Veerapen; Oona Y. C. Lee; Houdini H. T. Wu; Gurdyal S. Besra; David E. Minnikin; Nagatoshi Fujiwara; Kanae Teramoto; Apoorva Bhatt

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0164253

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Identification of a Desaturase Involved in Mycolic Acid Biosynthesis in Mycobacterium smegmatis

Albel Singh,

Affiliation School of Biosciences and Institute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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Cristian Varela,

Affiliation School of Biosciences and Institute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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Kiranmai Bhatt,

Affiliation Heart of England NHS Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Natacha Veerapen,

Affiliation School of Biosciences and Institute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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Oona Y. C. Lee,

Affiliation School of Biosciences and Institute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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Houdini H. T. Wu,

Affiliation School of Biosciences and Institute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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Gurdyal S. Besra,

Affiliation School of Biosciences and Institute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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David E. Minnikin,

Affiliation School of Biosciences and Institute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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Nagatoshi Fujiwara,

Affiliation Department of Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Contemporary Human Life Science, Tezukayama University, Nara City, Nara, 631-8585, Japan
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Kanae Teramoto,

Affiliation Advanced and Fundamental Technology Center, JEOL Ltd., Akishima City, Tokyo, 196–8558, Japan
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Apoorva Bhatt

* E-mail: a.bhatt@bham.ac.uk

Affiliation School of Biosciences and Institute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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Identification of a Desaturase Involved in Mycolic Acid Biosynthesis in Mycobacterium smegmatis

Albel Singh,
Cristian Varela,
Kiranmai Bhatt,
Natacha Veerapen,
Oona Y. C. Lee,
Houdini H. T. Wu,
Gurdyal S. Besra,
David E. Minnikin,
Nagatoshi Fujiwara,
Kanae Teramoto

Published: October 14, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0164253

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