Term Name: | archaeal dolichol |
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Definition: | Any one of a group of polyprenols made up of varying numbers of cis-linked isoprene units, terminating in an alpha-saturated isoprenoid group containing an alcohol functional group. Dolichol used by archaea is is generally much shorter (C55-C60) than that used by eukaryotes and may have additional saturation positions in the chain. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:88015] ( EBI ) |