Term Name: keto-meromycolic acid
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.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:74248]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: mycolic acid
has_role: antigen
inverse has_functional_parent: C80 D-glucose mono(keto-meromycolate) glycerol mono(keto-meromycolate)