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Polyketides

AMW:CHEM:021756

Natural compounds containing alternating carbonyl and methylene groups (beta-polyketones), bioenergenetically derived from repeated condensation of acetyl coenzyme A via malonyl coenzyme A, in a process similar to fatty acid synthesis.

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Polyketides has parent Lactones

Polyketides has parent Macrocyclic Compounds

Acetogenins has parent Polyketides

Polyether Polyketides has parent Polyketides

Angucyclines and Angucyclinones has parent Polyketides

Pradimicins and Benanomicins has parent Polyketides

Macrolides has parent Polyketides

Benzoisochromanequinones has parent Polyketides

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