Term Name: | ascr#9 |
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Synonyms: | (4R)-4-[(3,6-dideoxy-alpha-L-arabino-hexopyranosyl)oxy]pentanoic acid, (4R)-4-[(3,6-dideoxy-alpha-L-arabino-hexopyranosyl)oxy]valeric acid, 4R-(3'R,5'R-dihydroxy-6'S-methyl-(2H)-tetrahydropyran-2'-yloxy)-pentanoic acid, 4R-(3'R,5'R-dihydroxy-6'S-methyl-(2H)-tetrahydropyran-2'-yloxy)-valeric acid, asc-C5 |
Definition: | An (omega-1)-hydroxy fatty acid ascaroside obtained by formal condensation of the alcoholic hydroxy group of (4R)-4-hydroxypentanoic acid with ascarylopyranose (the alpha anomer). It is a metabolite of the nematodes Caenorhabditis elegans and Pristionchus pacificus. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:79018] ( EBI ) |