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mycolic acid
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Mycolic acids are alpha-branched, beta-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.
Term info
Label
mycolic acid
Subsets
3_STAR
has obo namespace
chebi_ontology
has related synonym
mycolic acids
id
CHEBI:25438