Giftiga glykolipider bestående av trehalosdimykolat (trehalos-6,6´-dimykolat; TDM)). De bildas av Mycobacterium tuberculosis och andra arter av Mycobacterium. Dessa s k "cord factors" ger upphov till störningar i cellfunktionerna hos däggdjur.
Toxic glycolipids composed of trehalose dimycolate derivatives. They are produced by MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS and other species of MYCOBACTERIUM. They induce cellular dysfunction in animals.
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Factors, Cord — Trehalose Dimycolates — Dimycolates, Trehalose — Cord Factor — Factor, Cord — Trehalose-6,6'-Dimycolate — Trehalose 6,6' Dimycolate