Trehalose dimycolate

Trehalose dimycolate

Identifiers
CAS Number	61512-20-7
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PubChem	451713
SMILES CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(C(CCCCCCCCCCC1CC1CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC)C(=O)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)COC(=O)C(CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC)C(CCCCCCCCCCCC4CC4CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O
Properties
Chemical formula	C130H250O15
Molar mass	2,053.42 g·mol^−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Trehalose dimycolate is a molecule produced by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other mycobacteria. Antimycobacterial drug SQ109 is thought to inhibit TDM production levels and in this way disrupts its cell wall assembly. ^[1]

References

1. TAHLAN, K., R. WILSON, D. B. KASTRINSKY, K. ARORA, V. NAIR, E. FISCHER, S. W. BARNES, J. R. WALKER, D. ALLAND, C. E. BARRY a H. I. BOSHOFF. SQ109 Targets MmpL3, a Membrane Transporter of Trehalose Monomycolate Involved in Mycolic Acid Donation to the Cell Wall Core of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2012-03-16, vol. 56, issue 4, s. 1797-1809. DOI: 10.1128/AAC.05708-11. http://aac.asm.org/cgi/doi/10.1128/AAC.05708-11

See also

• cord factor