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Recent Progress Towards the Identification of Inhibitors of Mycobacterial Cell Wall Polysaccharide Biosynthesis

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MINI-REVIEWS IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 3, Issue 7, Pages 689-702

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BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBL LTD
DOI: 10.2174/1389557033487683

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Tuberculsosis; mycobacteria; polysaccharides; furanosides; bacterial cell wall; inhibitors

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  1. National Institutes of Health [AI-44045]
  2. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES [R01AI044045] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER

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Mycobacterial infections have recently attracted significant attention from international health agencies due to the resurgence of these diseases worldwide. This review summarizes the recent work directed towards the identification of new anti-tuberculosis agents that act by inhibiting mycobacterial cell wall polysaccharide biosynthesis.

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