Cord Factors

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Toxic glycolipids composed of trehalose dimycolate derivatives. They are produced by MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS and other species of MYCOBACTERIUM. They induce cellular dysfunction in animals.

Descriptor ID	D003311
MeSH Number(s)	D10.390.240 D23.946.123.208
Concept/Terms	Cord Factors Cord Factors Factors, Cord Trehalose Dimycolates Dimycolates, Trehalose Cord Factor Factor, Cord Trehalose-6,6'-Dimycolate Trehalose-6,6'-Dimycolate Trehalose 6,6' Dimycolate

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Lipids [D10]
Glycolipids [D10.390]
Cord Factors [D10.390.240]
Biological Factors [D23]
Toxins, Biological [D23.946]
Bacterial Toxins [D23.946.123]
Cord Factors [D23.946.123.208]

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