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CHEBI:30049 - teichoic acid
| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:30049 |
| ChEBI Name | teichoic acid |
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| Definition | Bacterial polysaccharide derivatives of glycerol phosphate or ribitol phosphate linked via phosphodiester bonds, whose main function is to fortify the cell wall. In some parasites, they serve as a site of attachment to mucosal membranes. |
| Secondary ChEBI IDs | CHEBI:9431, CHEBI:26866 |
| Last Modified | 21 December 2018 |
| Submitter | Marcus Ennis |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| teichoic acid (CHEBI:30049) is a polysaccharide derivative (CHEBI:65212) |
| Incoming Relation(s) |
| 2-O-alanyl-4-O-substituted-D-ribitol teichoic acid (CHEBI:134250) is a teichoic acid (CHEBI:30049) |
| lipoteichoic acid (CHEBI:28640) is a teichoic acid (CHEBI:30049) |
| poly(glucopyranosyl N-acetylgalactosamine 1-phosphate) teichoic acid (CHEBI:72455) is a teichoic acid (CHEBI:30049) |
| poly(glucosyl N-acetylgalactosamine 1-phosphate) teichoic acid (CHEBI:72456) is a teichoic acid (CHEBI:30049) |
| poly(glycerol phosphate) teichoic acid (CHEBI:72453) is a teichoic acid (CHEBI:30049) |
| poly(ribitol phosphate) teichoic acid (CHEBI:72454) is a teichoic acid (CHEBI:30049) |
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| teichoic acids | ChEBI |
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| C06707 | KEGG COMPOUND |
| Teichoic_acid | Wikipedia |
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