CHEBI:233720 - 16-oxo phytanic acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:233720
ChEBI Name16-oxo phytanic acid
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DefinitionA multi-methyl branched fatty acid with a 16-oxo group
Last Modified21 May 2026
SubmitterJoanne
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FormulaC20H37O3
Net Charge-1
Average Mass325.513
Monoisotopic Mass325.27482
SMILESCC(C=O)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CC(=O)[O-]
InChIInChI=1S/C20H38O3/c1-16(10-6-12-18(3)14-20(22)23)8-5-9-17(2)11-7-13-19(4)15-21/h15-19H,5-14H2,1-4H3,(H,22,23)/p-1
InChIKeyJIDAMHMTNQFWNE-UHFFFAOYSA-M
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
16-oxo phytanic acid (CHEBI:233720) has functional parent phytanic acid (CHEBI:16285)
16-oxo phytanic acid (CHEBI:233720) is a methyl-branched fatty acid (CHEBI:62499)
16-oxo phytanic acid (CHEBI:233720) is a organic molecular entity (CHEBI:50860)
16-oxo phytanic acid (CHEBI:233720) is a ω-oxo fatty acid anion (CHEBI:76309)
Incoming Relation(s)
16-carboxy phytanic acid (CHEBI:233721) has functional parent 16-oxo phytanic acid (CHEBI:233720)
IUPAC Name 
3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-16-oxohexadecanoic acid
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