Biochemical studies on Mycobacterium leprae.

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dc.contributor.authorPrabhakaran, Ken_US
dc.date.accessioned1986-07-01en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-28T09:54:38Z
dc.date.available1986-07-01en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-28T09:54:38Z
dc.date.issued1986-07-01en_US
dc.description.abstractVery little information is available on the basic biology of Mycobacterium leprae. It is not known why the organism fails to grow in bacteriological media or in cell cultures and why it has an unusual predilection for certain tissues in the human host where cells derived from the neural crest occur (e.g. skin, peripheral nerves adrenal medulla). Biochemical studies have revealed that M. Leprae contains an unusual form of the enzyme diphenoloxidase which has not been detected in other mycobacteria. The presence of a specific glutamic acid decarboxylase in the organism has been demonstrated. Although a few enzymes of glycolysis and tricarboxylic acid cycle have been investigated, nothing characteristic of the bacterium has been discovered, and how M. leprae derives energy for its survival and proliferation still remains obscure.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPrabhakaran K. Biochemical studies on Mycobacterium leprae. Indian Journal of Leprosy. 1986 Jul-Sep; 58(3): 461-74en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/54576
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.subject.meshAlcohol Oxidoreductases --metabolismen_US
dc.subject.meshAnimalsen_US
dc.subject.meshCatechol Oxidase --metabolismen_US
dc.subject.meshFolic Acid --biosynthesisen_US
dc.subject.meshGlucuronidase --metabolismen_US
dc.subject.meshGlutamate Decarboxylase --metabolismen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshMycobacterium leprae --enzymologyen_US
dc.subject.meshPeroxidases --metabolismen_US
dc.subject.meshSuperoxide Dismutase --metabolismen_US
dc.subject.meshTransferases --metabolismen_US
dc.titleBiochemical studies on Mycobacterium leprae.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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