Biosynthesis and Virulent Behavior of Lipids Produced by <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>: LAM and Cord Factor: An Overview

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Name of gene</td><td align="center">Function</td><td align="center">Family</td><td align="center">Group</td><td align="center">References</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Pim  A</td><td align="center">Conversion of PI into PIM1</td><td align="center" rowspan="3">(According  to the classification of glycosyltransferases) 4</td><td align="center" rowspan="3">  (According to the Pfam data base) 1</td><td align="center"></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Pim  B</td><td align="center">Conversion   of PIM1 into PIM2</td><td align="center">[<a href="../#B18">19</a>]</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Pim  C</td><td align="center">Conversion of PIM2  into  PIM3</td><td align="left"></td></tr><tr><td align="left">      Pim  F</td><td align="center">Conversion of   AC4PIM5 into  AC4PIM7</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">[<a href="../#B19">20</a>]</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Different genes involved in the biosynthesis of LAM.

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Biosynthesis and Virulent Behavior of Lipids Produced by Mycobacterium tuberculosis: LAM and Cord Factor: An Overview

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