archaeal dolichol
archaeal dolichol
Any one of a group of polyprenols made up of varying numbers of <i>cis</i>-linked isoprene units, terminating in an α-saturated isoprenoid group containing an alcohol functional group. Dolichol used by archaea is is generally much shorter (C55-C60) than that used by eukaryotes and may have additional saturation positions in the chain.