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Of or pertaining to mycolic acid
EP-1-0 013 856 describes MDP analogues comprising dipeptides having a mycolic chain linked through a glycerol residue.
See Also: mycolate
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Mycolic acid — Mycolic acids are long fatty acids found in the cell walls of the mycolata taxon, a group of bacteria that includes Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of the disease tuberculosis. They form the major component of the cell wall of… … Wikipedia
mycolic acids — Saturated fatty acids found in the cell walls of mycobacteria, Nocardia and corynebacteria. Chain lengths can be as high as 80, and the mycolic acids are found in waxes and in glycolipids … Dictionary of molecular biology
mycolic — my·col·ic … English syllables
mycolic acids — Complex 60 to 90 carbon fatty acids with a hydroxyl on the b carbon and an aliphatic chain on the a carbon; found in the cell walls of mycobacteria … Dictionary of microbiology
mycolic acid — noun Any of various long fatty acids found in the cell walls of mycolata … Wiktionary
mycolic acids — Long chain cyclopropanecarboxylic acids (C19–C21), further substituted by long chain (C24–C30) alkanes containing free hydroxyl groups, found in certain bacteria; these waxy substances appear to be responsible for the acid fastness of the… … Medical dictionary
mycolic acid — my·col·ic acid mī .käl ik n any of several hydroxy fatty acids that have very long branched chains and are obtained esp. from the wax of the tubercle bacillus … Medical dictionary
mycolic acid — (ˈ)mī|kälik noun Etymology: myc + Latin oleum oil + English ic more at oil : any of several hydroxy fatty acids that have very long branched chains and are obtained especially from the wax of tubercle bacilli … Useful english dictionary
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