The presence of an endogenous endo-D-arabinase in Mycobacterium smegmatis and characterization of its oligoarabinoside product

Endogenous mycobacterial endo-D-arabinase activity, which degrades cell wall polysaccharide arabinogalactan, was found in Mycobacterium smegmatis. The arabinan product contains 20-30 arabinosyl residues but no galactofuranosyl residues. Recognition of this endogenous activity results in the possibility of developing antituberculosis drugs that do not require bacterial growth for activity.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1999

Erschienen:

1999

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:1473

Enthalten in:

Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1473(1999), 2-3 vom: 27. Dez., Seite 267-71

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Xin, Y [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Y [VerfasserIn]
McNeil, M R [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

11078-27-6
8G167061QZ
Araban
Arabinogalactan
EC 3.2.1.-
Endo-arabinase
Ethambutol
Galactans
Glycoside Hydrolases
Journal Article
Polysaccharides
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
SL4SX1O487

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 14.02.2000

Date Revised 10.06.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM105241598