01006nas a2200277   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001200055653003100067653001200098653001100110653001100121653001200132653002200144653001800166653002500184653001800209653002400227100001600251700001300267245005300280300001000333490000700343520036400350022001400714       1974                            d  c1974 Jul10aAcetone10aChromatography, Thin Layer10aEthanol10aEthers10aHumans10aleprosy10aMass Spectrometry10aMycobacterium10aMycobacterium leprae10aMycolic Acids10aSkin Manifestations1 aEtemadi A H1 aConvit J00aMycolic acids from "noncultivable" mycobacteria.  a236-90 v103 a<p>Chromatographic analysis, coupled to mass spectrometry with a high-resolution mass spectrometer, of materials isolated from skin lesions of patients with lepromatous leprosy allows the recognition of characteristic mycobacterial products, mycolic acids. This finding indicates that the "noncultivable" bacteria responsible for leprosy are mycobacteria.</p>  a0019-9567