TY - JOUR
KW - Catechol Oxidase
KW - Humans
KW - leprosy
KW - Monophenol Monooxygenase
KW - Mycobacterium avium
KW - Mycobacterium leprae
KW - Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
KW - Species Specificity
AU - Kale V P
AU - Bhat A V
AU - BAPAT C V
AB - <p>Presence of O-phenoloxidase is regarded as M. leprae specific character. This enzyme activity was found to be present in ICRC bacilli, Strain C-44. Though this strain is cultivable 'in vitro', the expression of DOPA-Oxidase activity strongly suggests that it carries M. leprae genome. The ICRC bacilli, therefore, may thus from a group of M. leprae culture isolates, distinct from other known cultivable mycobacteria which do not possess this enzyme activity.</p>
BT - Indian journal of leprosy
C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6434641?dopt=Abstract
CN - Infolep Library - available
DA - 1984 Jan-Mar
IS - 1
J2 - Indian J Lepr
LA - eng
N2 - <p>Presence of O-phenoloxidase is regarded as M. leprae specific character. This enzyme activity was found to be present in ICRC bacilli, Strain C-44. Though this strain is cultivable 'in vitro', the expression of DOPA-Oxidase activity strongly suggests that it carries M. leprae genome. The ICRC bacilli, therefore, may thus from a group of M. leprae culture isolates, distinct from other known cultivable mycobacteria which do not possess this enzyme activity.</p>
PY - 1984
SP - 58
EP - 62
T2 - Indian journal of leprosy
TI - Dopa-oxidase activity on ICRC bacilli.
VL - 56
SN - 0254-9395
ER -