Objective:To clone, express and purify2-methylcitrate synthase(Rv1131) gene of Mycobacterium tuberculosis(M. tuberculosis) and to study its structural characteristics using various bioinformatics tools.Methods:Rv1131 gene was amplified by polymerase chain reaction usingM. tuberculosisH37Rv genomicDNA and cloned into pGEM-T easy vector and sequenced. The gene was sub-cloned in pET28c vector, expressed inEscherichia coliBL21(E. coliBL21) (DE3) cells and the recombinant protein was identified byWest blotting.The protein was purified usingNickel affinity chromatography and the structural characteristics like sub-cellular localization, presence of transmembrane helices and secondary structure of the protein were predicted by bioinformatics tools.Tertiary structure of the protein and phylogenetic analysis was also established byin silico analysis.Results:The expression of the recombinant protein (Rv1131) was confirmed by west blotting using anti-HIS antibodies and the protein was purified from the soluble fraction.In silicoanalysis showed that the protein contains no signal peptide and transmembrane helices.Active site prediction showed that the protein has histidine and aspartic acid residues at242,281 &332 positions respectively.Phylogenetic analysis showed 100% homology withmajor mycobacterial species.Secondary structure predicts2-methylcitrate synthase contain51.9% alpha-helix,8.7% extended strand and39.4% random coils.Tertiary structure of the protein was also established.Conclusions:The enzyme2-methylcitrate synthase from M. tuberculosisH37Rv has been successfully expressed and purified.The purified protein will further be utilized to develop assay methods for screening new inhibitors.