Figure 5: Glycerol metabolites and the putative methylglyoxal-detoxification pathway in M. tuberculosis.

The generation of methylglyoxal from DHAP is usually spontaneous (dotted line). Glo I: glyoxylase I, Glo II: glyoxylase II, lldD: lactate dehydrogenase (cytochrome), G3P: glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate, DHAP: dihydroxyacetone phosphate.