Mesh term Polyketides
Browse to parent terms:Lactones
Macrocyclic Compounds
Description
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.Browse to child terms:
Macrolides
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