Any saturated fatty acid with a carbon side-chain or isopropyl termination.
| 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 |