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Arabino mycolates from synthetic mycolic acids
Mohammed, Mohsin O.,Baird, Mark S.,Al Dulayymi, Juma'A R.,Jones, Alison,Gwenin, Christopher D.
, p. 2849 - 2857 (2016/05/19)
The synthesis of single mono-arabino mycolates, important lipid antigens from mycobacteria is described, using structurally defined synthetic mycolic acids. Preliminary assays indicate that these are differentially antigenic to antibodies in the serum of
Synthesis and TNF-α inducing activities of mycoloyl-arabinan motif of mycobacterial cell wall components
Ishiwata, Akihiro,Akao, Hiroko,Ito, Yukishige,Sunagawa, Makoto,Kusunose, Naoto,Kashiwazaki, Yasuo
, p. 3049 - 3061 (2007/10/03)
The extract of the cell wall skeleton of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG-CWS) from Mycobacterium bovis is known to be an activator of innate immunity. Synthesis of pentaarabinofuranoside as part of the arabinan moiety of BCG-CWS was achieved by double α-ara
