Prabhakaran等发现麻风菌含有特异性能氧化多巴的邻-二酚氧化酶,因此有可能从多巴氧化过程中取得能量.他们用二酚氧化酶的强抑制剂二乙硫代胺甲酸钠(diethyl dithio carbamate, DDC),进行小鼠麻风菌接种抑制试验,获得成功.由于这种酶的特异性,认为多巴氧化试验可用于鉴定人麻风菌.本文为上述一系列研究工作的综述.一、麻风菌多巴代谢研究的起因及发现了解麻风菌的代谢对麻风菌的培养以及 Prabhakaran et al. Found that leprosy contains o-diphenol oxidase, which is specific for dopa, and therefore is likely to derive energy from the oxidation of dopa. They used diethyl dithio, a strong inhibitor of diphenoloxidase, carbamate, DDC) were successfully used in the experiment.According to the specificity of this enzyme, it is considered that the dopa oxidation test can be used to identify the human leprosy.In this paper, Studies on the Causes of Dopa Metabolism and Discovering the Metabolism of Leprosy on the Cultivation of Leprosy as well