Progress toward cell wall glycoconjugates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Online published: 2013-12-03
Supported by
Foundation of Shanghai Commission of Science and Technology, China, 12441903300
Tuberculosis (TB), a chronic infectious disease mainly associated with respiratory tract, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is still the highest mortality infectious diseases of simplex cause today. Therefore a further understanding of physiological metabolism and pathogenesis of TB is critical to the control and prevention of TB spread. The special glycoconjugates in Mycobacterium tuberculosis's cell wall play an important role in the maintenance of cell wall integrity and its pathological process, thus becoming a focus of relevant researches. To provide a basis for basic research and clinical application of TB, the recent advance in major cell wall glycoconjugates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is summarized in this paper.
Key words: Mycobacterium tuberculosis; cell wall; glycoconjugates
ZOU Yun , LIN Wen-feng , ZHANG Shu-lin . Progress toward cell wall glycoconjugates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis[J]. Journal of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Medical Science), 2013 , 33(11) : 1533 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8115.2013.11.022
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