mycolic

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

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