Term Name: | oscr#12 |
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Synonyms: | 6-(3'R,5'R-dihydroxy-6'S-methyl-(2H)-tetrahydropyran-2'-yloxy)-hexanoic acid, 6-[(3,6-dideoxy-alpha-L-arabino-hexopyranosyl)oxy]hexanoic acid |
Definition: | An omega-hydroxy fatty acid ascaroside obtained by formal condensation of the alcoholic hydroxy group of 6-hydroxyhexanoic acid with ascarylopyranose (the alpha anomer). It is a metabolite of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:79135] ( EBI ) |