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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2020, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (8): 874-879.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-6621.2020.08.018

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Research progress of carbohydrate metabolism of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

QU Meng-jin, LIANG Zheng-min, WANG Yuan-zhi, ZHOU Xiang-mei()   

  1. College of Veterinary Medicine, Chinese Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
  • Received:2020-04-18 Online:2020-08-10 Published:2020-08-10
  • Contact: ZHOU Xiang-mei E-mail:zhouxm@cau.edu.cn

Abstract:

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is generally believed to preferentially rely on lipid metabolism to both establish and maintain chronic infections. However, the metabolic network of MTB can simultaneously catabolize multiple carbon substrates. The versatility of metabolism has been increasingly considered as an important pathogenic mechanism. Carbohydrate metabolism occupies a significant position in the pathogenesis of MTB, and complete carbohydrate metabolism plays an important role in maintaining the steady state of MTB. Based on MTB carbohydrate metabolism as a clue, the author sorts out and analyzes the transport and generation of sugar in MTB as well as the functional enzymes during the catabolism process, and explores the mechanism of carbohydrate metabolism to assist MTB in maintaining the homeostasis, so as to provide scientific basis for the research and development of new anti-tuberculosis drugs.

Key words: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Carbohydrate metabolism, Metabolomics, Research, Review