Abstract |
A simple method for extraction and analysis of wall-bound mycolic acids from small samples of mycobacteria is described. Separation of mycolic acid classes according to their functional groups by thin-layer chromatography showed a difference between Mycobacterium leprae and a number of strains of acid-fast bacilli cultured from leprosy biopsies in vitro. This technique is proposed as a convenient preliminary test in the identification of possible cultures of M. leprae.
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Authors | D B Young |
Journal | Journal of general microbiology
(J Gen Microbiol)
Vol. 121
Issue 1
Pg. 249-53
(Nov 1980)
ISSN: 0022-1287 [Print] England |
PMID | 7019389
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Cell Wall
(analysis)
- Chromatography, Thin Layer
- Mycobacterium leprae
(analysis, classification)
- Mycolic Acids
(isolation & purification)
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