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CHEBI:49175 - 2-hydroxy-3-methylhexadecanoic acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:49175
ChEBI Name2-hydroxy-3-methylhexadecanoic acid
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DefinitionA branched, α-hydroxy fatty acid comprising a C16 chain carrying a methyl branch at position 3.
Last Modified23 November 2010
SubmitterMarcus Ennis
DownloadsMolfile
FormulaC17H34O3
Net Charge0
Average Mass286.456
Monoisotopic Mass286.25079
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(C)C(O)C(=O)O
InChIInChI=1S/C17H34O3/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15(2)16(18)17(19)20/h15-16,18H,3-14H2,1-2H3,(H,19,20)
InChIKeyHNRNFABXNZGOFG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
2-hydroxy-3-methylhexadecanoic acid (CHEBI:49175) has functional parent hexadecanoic acid (CHEBI:15756)
2-hydroxy-3-methylhexadecanoic acid (CHEBI:49175) is a 2-hydroxy fatty acid (CHEBI:10283)
2-hydroxy-3-methylhexadecanoic acid (CHEBI:49175) is a branched-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:35819)
2-hydroxy-3-methylhexadecanoic acid (CHEBI:49175) is a long-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:15904)
Incoming Relation(s)
2-hydroxy-3-methylhexadecanoyl-CoA (CHEBI:49174) has functional parent 2-hydroxy-3-methylhexadecanoic acid (CHEBI:49175)
IUPAC Name 
2-hydroxy-3-methylhexadecanoic acid
Synonym  Source
2-hydroxy-3-methylpalmitic acidChEBI
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