Scopolamine is a first-line medication for prevention of motion sickness and should be administered transdermally several hours before the anticipated motion exposure. First-generation antihistamines, although sedating, are also effective.
Mycolic acid. Mycolic acids are long fatty acids found in the cell walls of the mycolata taxon, a group of bacteria that includes Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of the disease tuberculosis. They form the major component of the cell wall of mycolata species.
The Cell Wall | Back to Top. Not all living things have cell walls, most notably animals and many of the more animal-like protistans. Bacteria have cell walls containing the chemical peptidoglycan. Plant cells, shown in Figures 3 and 4, have a variety of chemicals incorporated in their cell walls.