Research

Life Sciences & Biotechnology

Title :

Lactoferrin mediated iron uptake via Mycobacterium tuberculosis glyceraldehyde-3-phophate dehydrogenase

Area of research :

Life Sciences & Biotechnology

Focus area :

Enzymology

Principal Investigator :

Dr. Chaaya Iyengar, Assistant Professor, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali

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Executive Summary :

To characterize the role of GAPDH and identify other M.tb Lactoferrin receptors, to understand the trafficking of iron by this process, to provide a structural basis for this interaction, and to identify key residues involved in the interaction of GAPDH -Lactoferrin

Total Budget (INR):

7,62,000

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