CHEBI:25438 - mycolic acid

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ChEBI Name mycolic acid
ChEBI ID CHEBI:25438
Definition Mycolic acids are α-branched, β-hydroxy long-chain 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.
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Chemical Role(s): Bronsted acid
A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Bronsted base).
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Outgoing mycolic acid (CHEBI:25438) is a branched-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:35819)
mycolic acid (CHEBI:25438) is conjugate acid of mycolates (CHEBI:25437)
Incoming mycolate ester (CHEBI:74253) has functional parent mycolic acid (CHEBI:25438)
α-mycolic acid (CHEBI:59235) is a mycolic acid (CHEBI:25438)
(20E)-2-docosyl-3-hydroxy-39-(nonadecan-2-yloxy)-39-oxononatriacont-20-enoic acid (CHEBI:59476) is a mycolic acid (CHEBI:25438)
(21E)-3-hydroxy-35-[(icosan-2-yl)oxy]-35-oxo-2-pentacosylpentatriacont-21-enoic acid (CHEBI:134466) is a mycolic acid (CHEBI:25438)
(2R)-2-[(1R)-1-hydroxy-12-{2-[14-(2-icosylcyclopropyl)tetradecyl]cyclopropyl}dodecyl]hexacosanoic acid (CHEBI:90087) is a mycolic acid (CHEBI:25438)
(2R)-2-[(1R)-1-hydroxy-14-{2-[14-(2-icosylcyclopropyl)tetradecyl]cyclopropyl}tetradecyl]hexacosanoic acid (CHEBI:90088) is a mycolic acid (CHEBI:25438)
(2R)-2-[(1R)-1-hydroxy-16-{2-[10-(2-octadecylcyclopropyl)decyl]cyclopropyl}hexadecyl]hexacosanoic acid (CHEBI:88122) is a mycolic acid (CHEBI:25438)
(2R)-2-[(1R)-1-hydroxy-18-{2-[10-(2-icosylcyclopropyl)decyl]cyclopropyl}octadecyl]hexacosanoic acid (CHEBI:88127) is a mycolic acid (CHEBI:25438)
(2R)-2-[(1R)-1-hydroxy-18-{2-[10-(2-nonadecylcyclopropyl)decyl]cyclopropyl}octadecyl]hexacosanoic acid (CHEBI:88131) is a mycolic acid (CHEBI:25438)
(2R)-2-[(1R)-1-hydroxy-18-{2-[10-(2-octadecylcyclopropyl)decyl]cyclopropyl}octadecyl]hexacosanoic acid (CHEBI:88121) is a mycolic acid (CHEBI:25438)
(2R)-2-[(1R)-1-hydroxy-18-{2-[10-(2-octadecylcyclopropyl)decyl]cyclopropyl}octadecyl]tetracosanoic acid (CHEBI:88120) is a mycolic acid (CHEBI:25438)
(2R)-2-[(1R)-1-hydroxy-20-{2-[10-(2-icosylcyclopropyl)decyl]cyclopropyl}icosyl]hexacosanoic acid (CHEBI:88129) is a mycolic acid (CHEBI:25438)
(2R)-2-[(1R)-1-hydroxy-20-{2-[10-(2-nonadecylcyclopropyl)decyl]cyclopropyl}icosyl]hexacosanoic acid (CHEBI:90084) is a mycolic acid (CHEBI:25438)
(2R)-2-[(1R)-1-hydroxy-20-{2-[10-(2-octadecylcyclopropyl)decyl]cyclopropyl}icosyl]hexacosanoic acid (CHEBI:88126) is a mycolic acid (CHEBI:25438)
(2R)-2-[(1R)-1-hydroxy-20-{2-[10-(2-octadecylcyclopropyl)decyl]cyclopropyl}icosyl]tetracosanoic acid (CHEBI:88125) is a mycolic acid (CHEBI:25438)
(2R)-2-[(1R)-1-hydroxy-22-{2-[10-(2-octadecylcyclopropyl)decyl]cyclopropyl}docosyl]hexacosanoic acid (CHEBI:88128) is a mycolic acid (CHEBI:25438)
(2R)-2-[(1R)-14-{2-[(15Z)-hexatriacont-15-en-1-yl]cyclopropyl}-1-hydroxytetradecyl]hexacosanoic acid (CHEBI:90089) is a mycolic acid (CHEBI:25438)
(2R)-2-{(1R)-1-hydroxy-15-[2-(20-methoxy-21-methylnonatriacontyl)cyclopropyl]pentadecyl}hexacosanoic acid (CHEBI:90325) is a mycolic acid (CHEBI:25438)
(2R,3R,23Z,33Z)-3-hydroxy-2-octyldopentaconta-23,33-dienoic acid (CHEBI:59553) is a mycolic acid (CHEBI:25438)
cis-corynomycolic acid (CHEBI:23398) is a mycolic acid (CHEBI:25438)
R. ruber mycolic acid (CHEBI:60923) is a mycolic acid (CHEBI:25438)
an α-mycolic acid (CHEBI:87902) is a mycolic acid (CHEBI:25438)
C80 mycolic acid (CHEBI:141577) is a mycolic acid (CHEBI:25438)
corynomycolic acid (CHEBI:60916) is a mycolic acid (CHEBI:25438)
dihydroxy mycolic acid (CHEBI:87703) is a mycolic acid (CHEBI:25438)
keto mycolic acid (CHEBI:59234) is a mycolic acid (CHEBI:25438)
keto-meromycolic acid (CHEBI:74248) is a mycolic acid (CHEBI:25438)
ketomycolic acid type-3 (XIII') (CHEBI:141096) is a mycolic acid (CHEBI:25438)
methoxy mycolic acid (CHEBI:59233) is a mycolic acid (CHEBI:25438)
nocardic acid (CHEBI:25569) is a mycolic acid (CHEBI:25438)
mycolates (CHEBI:25437) is conjugate base of mycolic acid (CHEBI:25438)
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mycolic acids ChEBI
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09 August 2018