SMILES: CC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)[C@@H](C(=O)O)O
Description: The molecule is a 20-carbon, methyl-branched hydroxy fatty acid and intermediate in phytanic acid degradation; accumulates in patients with peroxisimal disorders. It is a (2S)-2-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid, a long-chain fatty acid, an isoprenoid and a 2-hydroxy fatty acid. It derives from a hexadecanoic acid and a hexadecanoate. It is a conjugate acid of a (2S)-2-hydroxyphytanate.