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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)
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