OntologiesdronclassesCHEBI:26188   
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_26188

Natural and synthetic compounds containing alternating carbonyl and methylene groups ('beta-polyketones'), biogenetically derived from repeated condensation of acetyl coenzyme A (via malonyl coenzyme A), and usually the compounds derived from them by further condensations, etc. Considered by many to be synonymous with the less frequently used terms acetogenins and ketides.

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Also appears inectogenepiomondofoodonmco + 11
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polyketide
Related Synonyms
polyketides
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