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Iron acquisition by the genus mycobacterium : history, mechanisms, role of siderocalin, anti-tuberculosis drug development / edited by B. Rowe Byers

Contributor(s): Byers, B. Rowe, editor literario
Material type: materialTypeLabelE-bookSeries: Publisher: Heidelberg : Springer International Publishing, 2013Description: 1 recurso en línea (V, 92 p.) : 39 ilustraciones, 9 ilustraciones en color.ISBN: 9783319003030.Subject: Micobacterias | MicrobiologíaDDC classification: 579 Online resources: Acceso a este recurso digital (usuarios Universidad Europea de Madrid)Digital Resources
Contents:
A History of Iron Metabolism in the Mycobacteria -- Mycobacterial Iron Uptake Mechanisms -- Siderocalin Combats Mycobacterial Infections -- Design of Anti-TB Drugs Using the Iron Uptake Platform
Summary: Iron Acquisition by the Genus Mycobacterium summarizes the early evidence for the necessity of iron in mycobacteria and the discovery of the mycobacterial siderophores mycobactin, carboxymycobactin, and exochelin. The structural characterization of the mycobacterial siderophores is described. The genes so far identified as essential for iron acquisition and maintenance of an infection by pathogenic mycobacteria are discussed. The potential role of siderocalin in iron gathering by M. tuberculosis is featured. Because new drugs for M. tuberculosis are needed, this brief also emphasizes the design of antibiotics that interfere with siderophore biosynthesis and the use of siderophore analogs and/or conjugates
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LIBRO-E NO PRÉSTAMO LIBRO-E NO PRÉSTAMO Madrid Digital Acceso Electrónico (UEM) Ciencias de la Salud QR82 .M8 I76 2013 EB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) .i11547431 Acceso electrónico eBOOK .i11547431
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A History of Iron Metabolism in the Mycobacteria -- Mycobacterial Iron Uptake Mechanisms -- Siderocalin Combats Mycobacterial Infections -- Design of Anti-TB Drugs Using the Iron Uptake Platform

Iron Acquisition by the Genus Mycobacterium summarizes the early evidence for the necessity of iron in mycobacteria and the discovery of the mycobacterial siderophores mycobactin, carboxymycobactin, and exochelin. The structural characterization of the mycobacterial siderophores is described. The genes so far identified as essential for iron acquisition and maintenance of an infection by pathogenic mycobacteria are discussed. The potential role of siderocalin in iron gathering by M. tuberculosis is featured. Because new drugs for M. tuberculosis are needed, this brief also emphasizes the design of antibiotics that interfere with siderophore biosynthesis and the use of siderophore analogs and/or conjugates

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