Tuberculostearic acid explained

Tuberculostearic acid is a saturated fatty acid produced by Actinomycetales bacteria.[1] The name 'Tuberculostearic acid' was coined because it was first isolated in 1927 from the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

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  1. Diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis by detection of tuberculostearic acid in cerebrospinal fluid . G.L. Frencha . C.Y. Chana . S.W. Cheunga . R. Teohb . M.J. Humphriesc . G. O'Mahony . The Lancet . 330 . 8551 . 18 July 1987 . 117–119 . 10.1016/s0140-6736(87)92328-2. 2885596 . 9227654 .

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