A collaborative study by researchers from Punjab University, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, Banasthali University, TERI University and the Jawaharlal Nehru University has identified how a particular gene in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), mutates to avoid the action of antibiotics.

The reaction simplifies the production of pharmaceutically important molecules called lactones and other complex compounds.
By Dennis C J
Mumbai/ Sep 7, 2023