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ChEBI

carboxymycobactin

Term ID
CHEBI:62579
Synonyms
  • carboxymycobactins
  • ExMB
  • Exomycobactin
Definition
Any one of a class of α-amino acid ester-lactams secreted by, amongst others, Mycobacterium tuberculosis and which are both lipid- and water-soluble and act as siderophores.
References
  • pubmed:19846780
  • pubmed:19948799
Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Relationships
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from carboxymycobactin
Phenotype where environments contain carboxymycobactin
Phenotype modified by environments containing carboxymycobactin
Phenotype affecting carboxymycobactin
Human Disease Model