Term Name: ladderane
Synonyms: ladderanes
Definition: Any carbopolycyclic compound comprising of two or more cyclobutane rings fuse together to form a series of varying lengths. These compounds have been found to occur naturally in certain anaerobic bacteria of the phylum Planctomycetes.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:85034]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: carbopolycyclic compound
has subtype: (+)-pentacycloanammoxic acid 2-(8-[3]-ladderane-octanyl)glycerol 6-[5]-ladderane-1-hexanol methyl (+)-pentacycloanammoxate methyl 6-(pentacyclo[6.4.0.0(2,7).0(3,6).0(9,12)]dodec-4-yl)hexanoate methyl 8-(tetracyclo[6.4.0.0(2,7).0(3,6)]dodec-10-yl)octanoate