Term Name: | ascr#7 |
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Synonyms: | (2E,6R)-6-[(3,6-dideoxy-alpha-L-arabino-hexopyranosyl)oxy]hept-2-enoic acid, 6R-(3'R,5'R-dihydroxy-6'S-methyl-(2H)-tetrahydropyran-2'-yloxy)-2E-heptenoic acid |
Definition: | An (omega-1)-hydroxy fatty acid ascaroside obtained by formal condensation of the alcoholic hydroxy group of (2E,6R)-6-hydroxyhept-2-enoic acid with ascarylopyranose (the alpha anomer). A metabolite of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, it is weakly dauer inducing and a weak male-attractant. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:78830] ( EBI ) |