Any fatty acid in which the parent hydrocarbon chain has one or more alkyl substituents; a common component in animal and bacterial lipids. The fatty acyl chain is usually saturated and the substituent a methyl group; however, unsaturated BCFAs are found in marine animals, and branches other than methyl are found in microbial lipids.
ChEBI ID: 35819
| Member | Definition | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2-ethylhexanoic acid | 2-Ethylhexanoic acid | |
| 2-hydroxy-3-methylvaleric acid | A branched-chain fatty acid that is 3-methylpentanoic acid carrying a hydroxy substitutent at position 2. | 2-hydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid |
| alpha-hydroxyisocaproic acid | A valeric acid derivative having a hydroxy substituent at the 2-position and a methyl substituent at the 4-position; an alpha-hydroxy analogue of leucine. A bacterial metabolite, it has also been isolated from amniotic fluid, was found in a patient with dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase deficiency and is present in the urine of patients with short bowel syndrome. | 2-hydroxy-4-methylvaleric acid |
| valproic acid | A branched-chain saturated fatty acid that comprises of a propyl substituent on a pentanoic acid stem. | valproic acid |
| Timeframe | Studies, Drugs in This Class (%) | All Drugs % |
|---|---|---|
| pre-1990 | 2,217 (16.70) | 18.7374 |
| 1990's | 2,052 (15.46) | 18.2507 |
| 2000's | 3,427 (25.82) | 29.6817 |
| 2010's | 4,138 (31.18) | 24.3611 |
| 2020's | 1,438 (10.83) | 2.80 |
| Publication Type | Studies, Drugs in This Class (%) | All Drugs (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Trials | 1,259 (8.82%) | 5.53% |
| Reviews | 1,464 (10.26%) | 6.00% |
| Case Studies | 2,401 (16.82%) | 4.05% |
| Observational | 78 (0.55%) | 0.25% |
| Other | 9,073 (63.56%) | 84.16% |