Product Description: 5-n-Tricosylresorcinolthe is the first cyst lipid. 5-n-Tricosylresorcinolthe has metahydroxyl group which allows it to self-associate forming a staggered-chain conformation in which the polar head groups have heaxagonal symmetry[1].
Formula: C29H52O2
References: [1]Reusch RN, et al. Novel lipid components of the Azotobacter vinelandii cyst membrane. Nature. 1983;302(5905):268-270.