Term Name: | dolichol |
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Synonyms: | 2,3-dihydropolyprenol, alpha-(4-hydroxy-2-methylbutyl)-omega-[(2E,6E)-3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-2,6,10-trien-1-yl]poly[(2Z)-2-methylbut-2-ene-1,4-diyl], di-trans,poly-cis-dolichol, Dolichol, dolichols |
Definition: | Any one of a group of prenol derivatives made up of varying numbers of cis-linked isoprene units, terminating in an alpha-saturated isoprenoid group containing an alcohol functional group, with the three isoprene units at the distal end trans-linked. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:16091] ( EBI ) |