mycothiol
mycothiol
A pseudodisaccharide, 1<small>D</small>-<em>myo</em>-inosityl-α-<small>D</small>-glucopyranoside, in which the hydroxy group at the 2-position of the glucose moiety is replaced by an (<em>N</em>-acetyl-<small>L</small>-cysteinyl)amido group.