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    Research opens up new avenue for tuberculosis drug discovery

    2025-07-03T08:21:00Z

    Researchers studied an enzyme from the TB bacterium called alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase (MCR) which helps the bacterium use cholesterol as an energy source. Blocking this enzyme would therefore starve the bacterium of a major food source, helping to treat TB infections.