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

Figure 2

Biosynthesis of LAM in mycobacteria. PI: Phosphatidyl-myo-inositol, PIM: Phosphatidylinositol mannoside, AC2PIM2: diacylphosphatidylinositol dimannoside, AC2PIM3: diacylphosphatidylinositol trimannoside, AC3PIM2: triacylphosphatidylinositol dimannosides, AC3PIM3: triacylphosphatidylinositol trimannoside, AC4PIM2: tetra-acylated Phosphatidyl-myo-inositol dimannoside, AC4PIM3: tetra-acylated Phosphatidyl-myo-inositol trimannoside, PIM4: Phosphatidylinositol tetramannoside, PIM5: Phosphatidylinositol pentamannoside, PIM6: Phosphatidylinositol hexamannoside, PIM7: Phosphatidylinositol heptamannoside, LM: lipomannan, LAM: Lipoarabinomannan.