OBO ID: CHEBI:26188
Term Name: polyketide Search Ontology:
Synonyms:
  • polyketide
  • polyketides
Definition: Natural and synthetic compounds containing alternating carbonyl and methylene groups ('beta-polyketones'), biogenetically derived from repeated condensation of acetyl coenzyme A (via malonyl coenzyme A), and usually the compounds derived from them by further condensations, etc. Considered by many to be synonymous with the less frequently used terms acetogenins and ketides.
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Ontology: ChEBI  ( EBI )
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