polyketides

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005075",
  "term": "polyketides",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Natural compounds containing alternating carbonyl and methylene groups (beta-polyketones), bioenergenetically derived from repeated condensation of acetyl coenzyme A via malonyl coenzyme A, in a process similar to fatty acid synthesis.",
  "subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "macrocyclic compounds",
    "phenolic compounds",
    "polyketide synthases",
    "tetracyclines",
    "acetogenins",
    "macrolides"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2014",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "policétidos"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/polyketides/"
}