| Identification | Back Directory | [Name]
2-(Tetracosane-1-yl)-3-hydroxy-21,22-methylene-39-methoxy-40-methyloctapentacontanoic acid | [CAS]
23599-54-4 | [Synonyms]
Mycolic acid IIa
α-Mycolic acid, Methoxy cis
α-mycolic acid, methoxy cis
β-Hydroxy-2-(17-methoxy-18-methylhexatriacontyl)-α-tetracosylcyclopropaneicosanoic acid
2-(Tetracosane-1-yl)-3-hydroxy-21,22-methylene-39-methoxy-40-methyloctapentacontanoic acid
Cyclopropaneeicosanoic acid, β-hydroxy-2-[(17S,18S)-17-methoxy-18-methylhexatriacontyl]-α-tetracosyl-, (αR,βR,1R,2S)- | [Molecular Formula]
C85H168O4 | [MOL File]
23599-54-4.mol | [Molecular Weight]
1254.24 |
| Hazard Information | Back Directory | [Uses]
α-mycolic acid (MA), methoxy cis comprises 84–88 carbon atoms like the other types keto and hydroxy MA. All the MA types are synthesized from hydroxylated intermediate, with methoxy M generated by the action of enzyme methoxylase.
Mycolic acid is a long Fatty acid found in the cell walls of the mycolata taxon, a group of bacteria that includes Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of the disease tuberculosis. | [Biological Activity]
Methoxy mycolic acids are antigenic and are specific for pathogenic mycobacterial class. The three types of mycolic acids including the methoxy-MA display variation in their antigenicity with reference to antibody recognition. |
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