P4060
Phytanic acid
≥96%, mixture of isomers
Synonym(s):
3,7,11,15-Tetramethylhexadecanoic acid, NSC 108698, Phytanoic acid
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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C20H40O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
312.53
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
MDL number:
biological source
synthetic (organic)
Quality Level
assay
≥96%
form
liquid
functional group
carboxylic acid
lipid type
saturated FAs
shipped in
ambient
storage temp.
2-8°C
SMILES string
CC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CC(O)=O
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)
InChI key
RLCKHJSFHOZMDR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Warning
hcodes
Hazard Classifications
Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3
target_organs
Respiratory system
Storage Class
10 - Combustible liquids
wgk
WGK 3
ppe
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Lars I Hellgren
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1190, 42-49 (2010-04-15)
Phytanic acid is a multibranched fatty acid with reported retinoid X receptor (RXR) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha (PPAR-alpha) agonist activity, which have been suggested to have preventive effects on metabolic dysfunctions. Serum level in man is strongly correlated to the
D M van den Brink et al.
Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS, 63(15), 1752-1765 (2006-06-27)
Phytanic acid is a branched-chain fatty acid that accumulates in a variety of metabolic disorders. High levels of phytanic acid found in patients can exceed the millimolar range and lead to severe symptoms. Degradation of phytanic acid takes place by
P P Van Veldhoven et al.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 466, 273-281 (2000-03-10)
Synthetic 3-methyl-branched chain fatty acids were used to decipher the breakdown of phytanic acid. Based on results obtained in intact or permeabilized rat hepatocytes, rat liver homogenates or subcellular fractions, a revised alpha-oxidation pathway is proposed which appears to be