ketomycolate type-2 (XII)
ketomycolate type-2 (xii)
The conjugate base of ketomycolic acid type-2 (XII). A class of mycolic acids characterized by the presence of a proximal alkenyl group with a <i>trans</i> C=C double bond and a distal oxo group and a (CH-CH3) fragment of (<i>S</i>) stereochemistry in the meromycolic chain.