Tuberculostearic acid is a saturated fatty acid produced by Actinomycetales bacteria.[1] The name 'Tuberculostearic acid' was coined because it was first isolated in 1927 from the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

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  1. ^ G.L. Frencha; C.Y. Chana; S.W. Cheunga; R. Teohb; M.J. Humphriesc; G. O'Mahony (18 July 1987). "Diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis by detection of tuberculostearic acid in cerebrospinal fluid". The Lancet. 330 (8551): 117–119. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(87)92328-2. PMID 2885596. S2CID 9227654.

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