Structure via PubChem · Public domain (PubChem)
Chemical data
- Formula
- C20H40O2
- Molecular weight
- 312.5 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoic acid
- SMILES
- CC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CC(=O)O
- InChIKey
- RLCKHJSFHOZMDR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 8.3
- Polar surface area
- 37.3 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
774 papers- Amelioration of Phytanic Acid-Induced Neurotoxicity by Nutraceuticals: Mechanistic Insights.Molecular neurobiology · 2024
- Phytanic acid metabolism in health and disease.Biochimica et biophysica acta · 2011
- Phytanic acid consumption and human health, risks, benefits and future trends: A review.Food chemistry · 2017
- Phytanic acid--an overlooked bioactive fatty acid in dairy fat?Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2010
- Phytanic acid alpha-oxidation, new insights into an old problem: a review.Biochimica et biophysica acta · 2003
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Wikidata facts
- Has part
- oxygen
- Mass
- 312.5304
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- found in taxon
- Homo sapiens
- chemical formula
- C₂₀H₄₀O₂
- canonical SMILES
- CC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CC(O)=O
- Commons category
- Phytanic acid
- subject has role
- primary metabolite
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