Tuberculostearic acid
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| PIN= 10-Methyloctadecanoic acid
| OtherNames=10-Methylstearic acid
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| ChemSpiderID = 58549
| ChEBI = 68565
| InChI = 1/C19H38O2/c1-3-4-5-6-9-12-15-18(2)16-13-10-7-8-11-14-17-19(20)21/h18H,3-17H2,1-2H3,(H,20,21)
| InChIKey = BEOUGZFCUMNGOU-UHFFFAOYAL
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| StdInChI = 1S/C19H38O2/c1-3-4-5-6-9-12-15-18(2)16-13-10-7-8-11-14-17-19(20)21/h18H,3-17H2,1-2H3,(H,20,21)
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| StdInChIKey = BEOUGZFCUMNGOU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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| CASNo=542-47-2
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| UNII = C2LR962W58
| PubChem=65037
| SMILES = O=C(O)CCCCCCCCC(C)CCCCCCCC
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| Formula=C19H38O2
| MolarMass=298.50 g/mol
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Tuberculostearic acid is a saturated fatty acid produced by Actinomycetales bacteria.{{cite journal |title = Diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis by detection of tuberculostearic acid in cerebrospinal fluid |author1=G.L. Frencha |author2=C.Y. Chana |author3=S.W. Cheunga |author4=R. Teohb |author5=M.J. Humphriesc |author6=G. O'Mahony |journal = The Lancet |volume = 330 |issue=8551 |date = 18 July 1987 |pages = 117–119 |doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(87)92328-2|pmid=2885596 |s2cid=9227654 }}
The name 'Tuberculostearic acid' was coined because it was first isolated in 1927 from the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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