mycolic

Etymology
Back-formation from mycolic acid, in turn from Mycolata.

Adjective

 * 1)  Of or pertaining to a mycolic acid
 * 2) * 1993, Christopher Penney & Boulos Zacharie, European Patent EP0635026, "Novel lipophilic oligopeptides with immunomodulating activity":
 * EP-1-0 013 856 describes MDP analogues comprising dipeptides having a mycolic chain linked through a glycerol residue.

Derived terms

 * keto-mycolic acid

Related terms

 * epoxymycolic