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Polyketides  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Natural compounds containing alternating carbonyl and methylene groups (beta-polyketones), bioenergenetically derived from repeated condensation of acetyl coenzyme A via malonyl coenzyme A, in a process similar to fatty acid synthesis. A monomeric unit of polyketides containing adjacent methylene and carbonyl functional groups.

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  • Polyketide

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