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branched-chain saturated fatty acid
Any saturated fatty acid with a carbon side-chain or isopropyl termination.
ChEBI ID: 39417
Members (16)
Member | Definition | Role |
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13-methyltetradecanoic acid | A branched-chain saturated fatty acid comprising tetradecanoic (myristic) acid substituted at position 13 by a methyl group. | isopentadecanoic acid |
14-methylhexadecanoic acid | A methyl-branched fatty acid that is hexadecanoic acid (palmitic acid) substituted by a methyl group at position 14. | 14-methylhexadecanoic acid |
18-methyleicosanoic acid | A methyl-branched fatty acid that is arachidic acid substituted by a methyl group at position 18. | 18-methylicosanoic acid |
2-ethylhydracrylic acid | A branched-chain saturated fatty acid that is butanoic acid substituted by a hydroxymethyl group at position 2. It is a metabolite derived from the isoleucine metabolism. | 2-ethylhydracrylic acid |
2-methylhexadecanoic acid | A methyl-branched fatty acid that is hexadecanoic (palmitic) acid bearing a methyl substituent at position 2. | 2-methylhexadecanoic acid |
2-methylvaleric acid | A methyl-branched fatty acid that is pentanoic acid which carries a methyl group at position 2. | 2-methylvaleric acid |
aseanostatin p5 | A branched-chain saturated fatty acid comprising tetradecanoic acid carrying a 12-methyl substituent. | 12-methyltetradecanoic acid |
isobutyric acid | A branched fatty acid comprising propanoic acid carrying a methyl branch at C-2. | isobutyric acid |
isocaproic acid | A methyl-branched fatty acid that is pentanoic acid with a methyl group substituent at position 4. It is a metabolite of 20 alpha-hydroxycholesterol | isocaproic acid |
isostearate | A methyl-branched fatty acid that is heptadecanoic acid (margaric acid) substituted by a methyl group at position 16. | 16-methylheptadecanoic acid |
isovaleric acid | A C5, branched-chain saturated fatty acid. | isovaleric acid |
phthioic acid | A methyl-branched fatty acid that is tricosanoic acid substituted by a methyl group at positions 3, 13 and 19. | 3,13,19-trimethyltricosanoic acid |
phytanic acid | A branched-chain saturated fatty acid consisting of hexadecanoic acid carrying methyl substituents at positions 3, 7, 11 and 15. | phytanic acid |
pivalic acid | A branched, short-chain fatty acid composed of propanoic acid having two methyl substituents at the 2-position. | pivalic acid |
pristanic acid | A branched, long-chain saturated fatty acid composed of pentadecanoic acid having methyl substituents at the 2-, 6-, 10- and 14-positions. | pristanic acid |
valproic acid | A branched-chain saturated fatty acid that comprises of a propyl substituent on a pentanoic acid stem. | valproic acid |
Research
Studies (14,286)
Timeframe | Studies, Drugs in This Class (%) | All Drugs % |
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pre-1990 | 2,482 (17.37) | 18.7374 |
1990's | 2,294 (16.06) | 18.2507 |
2000's | 3,719 (26.03) | 29.6817 |
2010's | 4,311 (30.18) | 24.3611 |
2020's | 1,480 (10.36) | 2.80 |
Study Types
Publication Type | Studies, Drugs in This Class (%) | All Drugs (%) |
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Trials | 1,269 (8.21%) | 5.53% |
Reviews | 1,545 (10.00%) | 6.00% |
Case Studies | 2,566 (16.60%) | 4.05% |
Observational | 78 (0.50%) | 0.25% |
Other | 9,996 (64.68%) | 84.16% |