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Abstract
Toxic glycolipids composed of trehalose dimycolate derivatives. They are produced by MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS and other species of MYCOBACTERIUM. They induce cellular dysfunction in animals.
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Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
7 entry terms
- Cord Factor
- Trehalose Dimycolates
- Dimycolates, Trehalose
- Factor, Cord
- Factors, Cord
- Trehalose-6,6'-Dimycolate
- Trehalose 6,6' Dimycolate
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27 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
91(80); was see under GLYCOLIPIDS 1980-90; was CORD FACTOR see under GLYCOLIPIDS 1975-79
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Previous Indexing
- Glycolipids (1971-1974)
- Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (1974)
- Trehalose (1973-1974)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Cord Factors. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003311. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003311
- Cord Factors. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76507986