Mycolactones are a family of polyketide synthase products made by the human pathogen Mycobacterium ulcerans that were recently identified as novel inhibitors of the host membrane translocation complex (Sec61). Here,… Click to show full abstract
Mycolactones are a family of polyketide synthase products made by the human pathogen Mycobacterium ulcerans that were recently identified as novel inhibitors of the host membrane translocation complex (Sec61). Here, we provide protocols for the purification of mycolactones from bacterial cultures, and for their quantitative assessment in biological samples.
               
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