title: Upte and distribution of labeled carbon from 14C-asparagine by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
abstract: Asparagine supplies not only nitrogen but also carbon to growing cells of Myobacterium tuberculosis. The carbon of asparagine is rapidly taken up and extensively utilized.
mesh_terms: D001216:Asparagine / Q000378:metabolism*; D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000254:growth & development
chemical_list: D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D001216:Asparagine