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"Polyketide" Definition

noun

Any polymer whose monomers is a ketide.

Source: Wiktionary

Any of many biochemical intermediates, having such a structure, that occur in biosynthesis and metabolism.

Source: Wiktionary

Any of a large class of diverse compounds that are characterized by more than two carbonyl groups connected by single intervening carbon atoms, that are produced especially by certain bacteria and fungi, and that include various substances (as erythromycin and lovastatin) having antibiotic, anticancer, cholesterol-lowering, or immunosuppressive effects.

Source: Merriam-Webster

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