Cord Factors
Synonyms
Cord Factor
Dimycolates, Trehalose
Factor, Cord
Factors, Cord
Trehalose 6,6' Dimycolate
Trehalose Dimycolates
Trehalose-6,6'-Dimycolate
Toxic glycolipids composed of trehalose dimycolate derivatives. They are produced by MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS and other species of MYCOBACTERIUM. They induce cellular dysfunction in animals.