%0 Journal Article %A KHANOLKAR, SAROJ R. %A AMBROSE, E. J. %A MAHADEVAN, P. R. %T Uptake of 3,4-Dihydroxy[3H]phenylalanine by Mycobacterium leprae Isolated from Frozen (-80 0C) Armadillo Tissue %D 1981 %J Microbiology, %V 127 %N 2 %P 385-389 %@ 1465-2080 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-127-2-385 %I Microbiology Society, %X Mycobacterium leprae separated from armadillo tissues stored at -80 0C is similar to that from human sources in its ability to take up 3H-labelled 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA). Several inhibitors were studied which showed complete or partial inhibition of [3H]DOPA uptake. These findings suggest that M. leprae isolated from frozen tissue possesses an active uptake system for [3H]DOPA. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-127-2-385