MeSH 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.;
MeSH synonym : Polyketide;
MeSH hyponym : ketides;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyketides;
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.