mycolic

English

Etymology

Back-formation from mycolic acid, in turn from Mycolata.

Adjective

mycolic (not comparable)

1. (organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to a mycolic acid
   • 1993, Christopher Penney & Boulos Zacharie, European Patent EP0635026, "Novel lipophilic oligopeptides with immunomodulating activity"^[1]:

     EP-1-0 013 856 describes MDP analogues comprising dipeptides having a mycolic chain linked through a glycerol residue.

Derived terms

• keto-mycolic acid

Related terms

• epoxymycolic
• mycolate

See also

• Mycolic acid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia