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phytanate

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A branched-chain saturated fatty acid anion that is the conjugate base of phytanic acid, arising from deprotonation of the carboxylic acid group.

Term info

Label

phytanate

Synonyms
  • 3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoate
database cross reference
Subsets

3_STAR

IUPAC NAME
3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoate [ IUPAC ]

charge

-1

formula

C20H39O2

has alternative id

CHEBI:26109, CHEBI:14834

has obo namespace

chebi_ontology

has related synonym

phytanate anion, 3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoate, 3,7,11,15-tetramethylpalmitate

id

CHEBI:37257

inchi

InChI=1S/C20H40O2/c1-16(2)9-6-10-17(3)11-7-12-18(4)13-8-14-19(5)15-20(21)22/h16-19H,6-15H2,1-5H3,(H,21,22)/p-1

inchikey

RLCKHJSFHOZMDR-UHFFFAOYSA-M

mass

311.52246

monoisotopicmass

311.29555

smiles

CC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CC([O-])=O