Term Name: | methoxymycolate type-2 (VIII) |
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Synonyms: | (E)-Delta-(S)-methoxy-(S)-methyl-alpha-mycolate, (E)-Delta-methoxymycolate |
Definition: | The conjugate base of methoxymycolic acid type-2 (VIII). A class of mycolic acids characterized by the presence of a proximal alkenyl group with a trans C=C double bond and a distal (CH-CH3)-(CHO-CH3) fragment of (S,S) stereochemistry in the meromycolic chain. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:88030] ( EBI ) |