| 1. | Most mycolic acids also contain various functional groups.
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| 2. | Further, individuals with mutations in genes responsible for mycolic acid synthesis exhibit altered cording.
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| 3. | The non-reducing end of arabinogalactan is hydrophobicity of mycolic acids is a barrier to drug entry.
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| 4. | Mycolic acids are composed of a longer beta-hydroxy chain with a shorter alpha-alkyl side chain.
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| 5. | :Mycolic acids are components of the cell wall of the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis.
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| 6. | Alpha-mycolic acids comprise at least 70 % of the mycolic acids present in the organism and contain several cyclopropane rings.
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| 7. | Alpha-mycolic acids comprise at least 70 % of the mycolic acids present in the organism and contain several cyclopropane rings.
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| 8. | The remaining 10 % to 15 % of the mycolic acids are keto-mycolic acids, which contain several ketone groups.
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| 9. | The remaining 10 % to 15 % of the mycolic acids are keto-mycolic acids, which contain several ketone groups.
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| 10. | In fact, they cover their cell bodies with mycolic acid, which makes them one of the hardest genera of bacteria to kill.
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