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Polyketide vs Mycothiazole - What's the difference?

polyketide | mycothiazole |

As nouns the difference between polyketide and mycothiazole

is that polyketide is while mycothiazole is (organic compound) a particular heterocyclic polyketide obtained from marine sponges.

polyketide

English

(wikipedia polyketide)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any polymer whose monomer is a ketide.
  • (biochemistry) Any of many biochemical intermediates, having such a structure, that have a role in biosynthesis and metabolism.

    • Synonyms

    *acetogenin

    Derived terms

    * polyketidic

    mycothiazole

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (organic compound) A particular heterocyclic polyketide obtained from marine sponges