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ascr#5

Term ID
CHEBI:78829
Synonyms
  • (-)-3-(3'R,5'R-dihydroxy-6'S-methyl-(2H)-tetrahydropyran-2'-yloxy)-propanoic acid
  • 3-[(3,6-dideoxy-alpha-L-arabino-hexopyranosyl)oxy]propanoic acid
  • 3-hydroxypropanoic acid 3-O-alpha-ascarylopyranoside
  • ascaroside C3
(all 4)
Definition
An omega-hydroxy fatty acid ascaroside obtained by formal condensation of the alcoholic hydroxy group of 3-hydroxypropanoic acid with ascarylopyranose (the alpha anomer). A major component of the dauer pheromone of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, it synergises with ascr#2 and ascr#3 as a population-density signal to promote entry into an alternate larval stage, the nonfeeding and highly persistent dauer diapause.
References
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Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Relationships
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from ascr#5
Phenotype where environments contain ascr#5
Phenotype modified by environments containing ascr#5
Phenotype affecting ascr#5
Human Disease Model
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