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The fate of a common cationic intermediate determines the mycolic acid product formed. The addition of a methyl group from SAM generates a cationic intermediate that can be deprotonated to form a cyclopropane or a trans-olefin with an adjacent methyl group or can react with water to form the hydroxy- (methoxy-) mycolate series.
