"Cord Factors" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D10.390.240 D23.946.123.208
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| Concept/Terms |
Cord Factors- Cord Factors
- Factors, Cord
- Trehalose Dimycolates
- Dimycolates, Trehalose
- Cord Factor
- Factor, Cord
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Identification of the physiologically active state of the mycobacterial glycolipid trehalose 6,6'-dimycolate and the role of fibrinogen in the biologic activities of trehalose 6,6'-dimycolate monolayers. J Immunol. 1982 Aug; 129(2):735-44.
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The role of surface in the biological activities of trehalose 6,6'-dimycolate. Surface properties and development of a model system. J Biol Chem. 1981 Aug 10; 256(15):8208-16.