Term Name: | (2R*,6S*)-2,6-diamino-3xi-hydroxyheptanedioic acid |
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Synonyms: | (2R*,6S*)-2,6-diamino-3-hydroxyheptanedioic acid, (3xi)-2,6-diamino-2,4,5,6-tetradeoxy-D-erythro-heptaric acid, 3-hydroxy-(meso-2,6-diaminopimelic acid) |
Definition: | An amino dicarboxylic acid that is meso-2,6-diaminopimelic acid in which a hydrogen at position 3 has been replaced by a hydroxy group. It is a constituent of bacterial cell wall peptidoglycan. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:144634] ( EBI ) |