mycolic acids

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 bacteria that contain them. SYN: mykol.

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my·co·lic ac·ids (mi-koґlik) α-alkyl, β-hydroxy substituted long chain fatty acids found in the cell walls of bacteria in the genera Mycobacterium, Nocardia, and Corynebacterium; they may be responsible for the acid-fast staining properties of these organisms.

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