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PDIM

PDIM is the abbreviation of phthioceroldimycocerosate.

Meaning of phthioceroldimycocerosate

Noun

phthioceroldimycocerosate (uncountable)

  1. phthiocerol dimycocerosate
    • In Mtb, the expression of fadD26 (Rv2930), involved in phthioceroldimycocerosate (PDIM) biosynthesis; fadE13 (Rv0975c), probable acyl-CoA dehydrogenase; ppsD (Rv2934) involved PDIM biosynthesis; fabG2 (Rv1350), echA9 (Rv071c) involved in the fatty acid biosynthesis and fadD5 (Rv0166) in lipid...2015 August 13, Uma Shankar Gautam et al., “In-Vivo Gene Signatures of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in C3HeB/FeJ Mice”, in PLoS ONE, volume 10, →DOI

Questions about PDIM

What is PDIM the abbreviation of?
PDIM is the abbreviation of phthioceroldimycocerosate.

Words near PDIM in the dictionary

  1. pdfs
  2. PDGF
  3. PDGFs
  4. PDI
  5. PDIC
  6. PDIM
  7. PDIs
  8. PDK
  9. PDKs
  10. PDL
  11. PDLC

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