| Term Name: | keto-meromycolic acid |
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| 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 α-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. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:74248] ( EBI ) |