Figure 2. Structure of the major mycolic acid (MA) components from Mtb.
(a) MA structures and the typical conformations adopted, (i) α-MAs, (ii) Methoxy-MAs and (iii) Keto-MAs. The main components are denoted with a *. (b) (i) TMM (trehalose monomycolates) and (ii) TDM (trehalose dimycolates) [284].