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  • Sirakova, T.D.; Thirumala, A.K.; Dubey, V.S.; Sprecher, H.; Kolattukudy, P.E.
    The Mycobacterium tuberculosis pks2 gene encodes the synthase for the hepta- and octamethyl-branched fatty acids required for sulfolipid synthesis (2001), J. Biol. Chem., 276, 16833-16839 .
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Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv
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Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
Pks2
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

General Information

General Information Comment Organism
malfunction a pks2 gene disruption mutant is incapable of producing hepta- and octamethyl phthioceranic acids and hydroxyphthioceranic acids that are the major acyl constituents of sulfolipids. Consequently, the pks2 mutant does not produce sulfolipids Mycobacterium tuberculosis