SMILES: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(CC(=O)[O-])O
Description: The molecule is a 3-hydroxy fatty acid anion that is the conjugate base of 3-hydroxyoctadecanoic acid (3-hydroxystearic acid), obtained by deprotonation of the carboxy group; major species at pH 7.3. It is a long-chain fatty acid anion and a 3-hydroxy fatty acid anion. It derives from an octadecanoate. It is a conjugate base of a 3-hydroxyoctadecanoic acid.