Regulated Alteration of Mycolic Acid Structure in the Cell Wall of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

Sally A. Cantrell¹, Michael D. Leavell^2,3, Olivera Marjanovic¹, Anthony T. Iavarone⁴, Julie A. Leary² and Lee W. Riley^1*

¹Division of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley 94720, USA

²Genome and Biomedical Sciences Facility, University of California, Davis 95616, USA

³Amyris, Emeryville, CA 94608, USA

⁴QB3/Chemistry Mass Spectrometry Facility, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA

^*Corresponding Author: Lee W. Riley, School of Public Health, 201 Hildebrand Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA, Tel: 510-642-9200, Fax: 510-642-8250 Email:

Keywords: Mycolic acid; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Mce operon; Mass spectrometry; Tuberculosis

Introduction