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Mycolic Acids: From Chemistry to Biology

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Biogenesis of Fatty Acids, Lipids and Membranes

Part of the book series: Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology ((HHLM))

Abstract

Mycolic acids are exceptionally long-chain fatty acids that are major and specific lipid components of the cell envelope of members of the Corynebacteriales order, which includes the causative agents of both tuberculosis and leprosy. These acids participate to the composition of the recently discovered “outer membrane,” a component unexpected for these Gram-positive microorganisms. Many proteins involved in mycolic acid biosynthesis and transport are essential for the mycobacterial survival and represent both validated targets and highly relevant candidates for the development of novel antimycobacterial agents, in the alarming context of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.

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The authors are grateful to their colleagues for fruitful collaborations and discussions, and for sharing unpublished material. We acknowledge funding from the European Union (NM4TB, grant LSHP-CT-2005-018923; TB-Drug grant LSHP-CT-2006-037217; SysteMTb HEALTH-2009-2.1.2-1 241587), the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (XPKS-MYCO, grant 09-BLAN-0298-03; FASMY, grant ANR-14-CE16-0012), the Région Midi-Pyrénées (MYCA, FEDER grant 34249), the France-Argentina ECOS-MINCyT cooperation program (grant A11B04) and the “Vaincre la Mucoviscidose” association (IC0716, France).

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Daffé, M., Quémard, A., Marrakchi, H. (2019). Mycolic Acids: From Chemistry to Biology. In: Geiger, O. (eds) Biogenesis of Fatty Acids, Lipids and Membranes. Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50430-8_18

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