Definition of Mycolic acid

1. Noun. (organic chemistry) Any of various long fatty acids found in the cell walls of mycolata. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Mycolic acid

1. Saturated fatty acids found in the cell walls of mycobacteria, nocardiae and corynebacteria. Chain lengths can be as high as 80 and the mycolic acids are found in waxes and in glycolipids. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mycolic Acid

mycocide
mycoderma
mycodermatitis
mycoestrogen
mycoestrogens
mycoflora
mycoflorae
mycofloras
mycogastritis
mycoherbicidal
mycoherbicide
mycoherbicides
mycoheterotrophic
mycoheterotrophy
mycolic
mycolic acid (current term)
mycolic acids
mycologic
mycological
mycological typing techniques
mycologically
mycologies
mycologist
mycologists
mycology
mycomelic
mycomelic acid
mycomycin
mycomyringitis
mycoparasite

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