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. 1994 Feb;62(2):754–756. doi: 10.1128/iai.62.2.754-756.1994

Characterization of the trehalose 6,6'-dimycolate surface monolayer by scanning tunneling microscopy.

R W Schabbing 1, A Garcia 1, R L Hunter 1
PMCID: PMC186174  PMID: 8300239

Abstract

The toxicity of trehalose 6,6'-dimycolate (TDM), a glycolipid of mycobacteria, requires presentation as a surface monolayer. Our model of the structure of the TDM monolayer was confirmed and extended by scanning tunneling microscopy. It consists of linear arrays with a periodicity of approximately 90 A (9 nm) that clustered in groups of four to form secondary structures with a periodicity of 360 A (36 nm).

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