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A master of its sulfate

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The key step in the biosynthesis of a sulfated glycolipid in the disease-causing bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis is revealed by the discovery of the sulfotransferase that installs the sulfate moiety.

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Figure 1: Making sulfolipid-1 (SL-1).
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Figure 3: Proposed biosynthesis of SL-1.

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    Spencer J Williams & Gideon J Davies

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    Spencer J Williams & Gideon J Davies

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