Structured Summary
Abstract
A 20-carbon branched chain fatty acid. In phytanic acid storage disease (REFSUM DISEASE) this lipid may comprise as much as 30% of the total fatty acids of the plasma. This is due to a phytanic acid alpha-hydroxylase deficiency.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C20H40O2
- Molecular Weight
- 312.5 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 14721-66-5
- IUPAC Name
- 3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoic acid
- InChIKey
- RLCKHJSFHOZMDR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CC(=O)O
- MeSH Unique ID
- D010831
- Source
- PubChem CID 26840
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Synonyms
1 entry terms
- Acid, Phytanic
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Aspects Covered
25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
91(75); was see under EICOSANOIC ACIDS 1975-90
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Previous Indexing
- Diterpenes (1974)
- Fatty Acids (1970-1974)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Phytanic Acid. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010831. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010831
- Phytanic Acid. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytanic_acid
- Phytanic Acid. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q421171
- Phytanic Acid. In: PubChem Compound. CID 26840. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/26840