OBO ID: CHEBI:74248
Term Name: keto-meromycolic acid Search Ontology:
Synonyms:
  • 2-{1-hydroxy-15-[2-(19-methyl-18-oxooctatriacontyl)cyclopropyl]pentadecyl}tetracosanoic acid
  • keto meromycolic acid
  • ketomeromycolic acid
Definition: A mycolic acid produced by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the structure of which is tetracosanoic acid substituted at the alpha-carbon by a C55 chain which incorporates a hydroxy group at C-1, a cyclopropyl ring fused onto the C-16-C-17 bond, an oxo group at C-35 and a methyl group at C-36.
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Ontology: ChEBI  ( EBI )
PHENOTYPE No data available