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The 5-deoxy-5-methylthio-xylofuranose residue in mycobacterial lipoarabinomannan. Absolute stereochemistry, linkage position, conformation, and immunomodulatory activity
Joe, Maju,Sun, Daniel,Taha, Hashem,Completo, Gladys C.,Croudace, Joanne E.,Lammas, David A.,Besra, Gurdyal S.,Lowary, Todd L.
, p. 5059 - 5072 (2007/10/03)
Mycobacteria produce a cell-surface glycoconjugate, lipoarabinomannan (LAM), which has been shown to be a potent modulator of the immune response that arises from infection by these organisms. Recently, LAM from the human pathogens Mycobacterium tuberculo
