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keto-meromycolic acid

Term ID
CHEBI:74248
Synonyms
  • 2-{1-hydroxy-15-[2-(19-methyl-18-oxooctatriacontyl)cyclopropyl]pentadecyl}tetracosanoic acid
  • keto meromycolic acid
  • ketomeromycolic acid
Definition
A mycolic acid produced by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the structure of which is tetracosanoic acid substituted at the alpha-carbon by a C55 chain which incorporates a hydroxy group at C-1, a cyclopropyl ring fused onto the C-16-C-17 bond, an oxo group at C-35 and a methyl group at C-36.
References
Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Relationships
is a type of
has_role
inverse has_functional_parent
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from keto-meromycolic acid
Phenotype where environments contain keto-meromycolic acid
Phenotype modified by environments containing keto-meromycolic acid
Human Disease / Model Data