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CHEBI:62579 - carboxymycobactin

ChEBI IDCHEBI:62579
ChEBI Namecarboxymycobactin
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DefinitionAny one of a class of α-amino acid ester-lactams secreted by, amongst others, Mycobacterium tuberculosis and which are both lipid- and water-soluble and act as siderophores.
Last Modified5 March 2014
SubmitterR. Stephan
DownloadsMolfile
FormulaC29H34N5O12R3(CH2)n
Net Charge0
SMILES[1*:0]C(C(=O)NC1CCCCN(O)C1=O)C([2*:0])OC(=O)C(CCCCN(O)C(=O)/C=C\CC(=O)O)NC(=O)C1N=C(c2ccccc2O)OC1[3*:0]
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
siderophore  Any of low-molecular-mass iron(III)-chelating compounds produced by microorganisms for the purpose of the transport and sequestration of iron.
Biological Role:
siderophore  Any of low-molecular-mass iron(III)-chelating compounds produced by microorganisms for the purpose of the transport and sequestration of iron.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
carboxymycobactin (CHEBI:62579) has role siderophore (CHEBI:26672)
carboxymycobactin (CHEBI:62579) is a cyclic hydroxamic acid (CHEBI:23445)
carboxymycobactin (CHEBI:62579) is a α-amino acid ester (CHEBI:46874)
carboxymycobactin (CHEBI:62579) is conjugate acid of a carboxymycobactin(1−) (CHEBI:178051)
Incoming Relation(s)
a carboxymycobactin(1−) (CHEBI:178051) is conjugate base of carboxymycobactin (CHEBI:62579)
Synonyms  Source
ExomycobactinSUBMITTER
ExMBSUBMITTER
carboxymycobactinsChEBI
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