Term Name: | hydroxy fatty acid ascaroside |
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Synonyms: | hydroxy fatty acid ascarosides |
Definition: | A glycoside resulting from the reaction of the alcoholic hydroxy group of a hydroxy fatty acid with alpha-ascarylopyranose or its derivatives. They function as semiochemicals in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:78799] ( EBI ) |