polyketide

About 0.04 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Any polymer whose monomer is a ketide.
2. noun Any of many biochemical intermediates, having such a structure, that have a role in biosynthesis and metabolism.

Similar words

polyketone diketide pentaketide heptaketide octaketide polymeride hexaketide polyenone ketide tetraketide

Often followed by

synthase synthases biosynthesis chain pathway synthesis and antibiotic antibiotics natural

Word family

polyketides