α-mycolic acid, methoxy cis

C₈₅H₁₆₈O₄

1254.24

NA.25

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.
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.

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.

powder

Avanti Polar Lipids 791281P

dry ice

−20℃

5 mL Amber Glass Screw Cap Vial (791281P-1mg)

13 - Non Combustible Solids