Term Name: | methoxymycolate type-3 (IX') |
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Synonyms: | (Z)-Delta-(Z)-cyclopropyl-(S)-methoxy-(S)-methyl-alpha-mycolate |
Definition: | The conjugate base of methoxymycolic acid type-3 (IX'). A class of mycolic acids characterized by the presence of a proximal cis C=C double bond followed by a cis-cyclopropyl group and a distal (CH-CH3)-(CHO-CH3) fragment of (S,S) stereochemistry in the meromycolic chain. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:88032] ( EBI ) |