Biology of Mycobacterial Lipids

Biology of Mycobacterial Lipids covers various topics pertaining to the advancements and current research in the field of mycobacterial lipids, and on the significant progress in lipidomics, in recent times. The chapters present comprehensive, yet systematic cutting-edge research, comprising mycobacterial lipid terminologies, classifications, biosynthetic pathways, tools and techniques, and functional burgeoning. This unique reference book has contributions from pioneer researchers, experts, and eminent veterans from around the globe. It covers ground-breaking work that will bridge the gap between understanding biochemical patterns related to virulence, pathogenesis, and resistance and elucidating new targets for drug design, identifying biomarkers for predicting risk, early diagnosis, and therapeutic outcome.

• Covers major biochemical aspects of mycobacterial lipids, nomenclature, structure and classification, and metabolic pathways
• Focuses on recent trends and state-of-the-art technology, used in mycobacterial lipids study
• Brings together the functional aspects of mycobacterial lipidome, involvement of lipids in cellular network and signaling, its involvement in virulence and resistance, and host factor manipulations
• Highlights the discovery of lipid biomarkers, for diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, using mycobacterial lipidomic studies
• Presents lipids at the interface of various other biomolecules with integrative omics aspects