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What does macrocyclic mean?

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Adjective
  1. (chemistry) having a closed ring of more than about twelve atoms
  2. (chemistry) of, or relating to a macrocycle
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A porphyrin is a macrocyclic molecule that is made up of four smaller pyrrolenine rings.
Epothilones, macrocyclic lactones from culture filtrates of the myxobacterium Sorangium cellulosum, are known as taxol-like microtubular drugs in human medicine.
The term synthetic musks encompass three broad chemical groups: nitromusks, polycyclic musks and macrocyclic musks.
This biodegradable molecule, in addition to Nirvanolide, enlarges Givaudan's range of environmentally friendly macrocyclic musks.
The polar head is a macrocyclic lactone ring containing nine amino acid residues, three of which have positive charges, whereas one has negative charge.
It also validates our chemistry technology in the successful develop-ment of a small molecule macrocyclic compound as a clinical candidate.

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