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Preferred term

Acetogenins  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Polyketides of up to a few dozen carbons in length, formed by chain extension of multiple PROPIONATES and oxygenated to form tetrahydrofuran and lactone rings along the length of the chain. They are found in ANNONACEAE and other PLANTS. Related compounds cyclize to MACROLIDES.

Entry terms

  • Acetogenin Compounds

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-QNQJNH4N-0

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