Term Name: dolichol
Synonyms: 2,3-dihydropolyprenol, alpha-(4-hydroxy-2-methylbutyl)-omega-[(2E,6E)-3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-2,6,10-trien-1-yl]poly[(2Z)-2-methylbut-2-ene-1,4-diyl], di-trans,poly-cis-dolichol, Dolichol, dolichols
Definition: Any one of a group of prenol derivatives made up of varying numbers of cis-linked isoprene units, terminating in an alpha-saturated isoprenoid group containing an alcohol functional group, with the three isoprene units at the distal end trans-linked.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:16091]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: isoprenoid polyprenol
has_role: human metabolite Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite
inverse has_functional_parent: acyldolichol dolichyl phosphate
inverse is_substituent_group_from: dolichyl group