Any branched-chain fatty acid containing methyl branches only.
| 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-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 |
| 2-propyl-2,4-pentadienoic acid | | 2-Propyl-2,4-pentadienoic acid |
| 2-propyl-4-pentenoic acid | | 2-n-Propyl-4-pentenoic acid |
| decaprenoic acid | A polyunsaturated fatty acid that is octa-2,6-dienoic acid bearing two methyl substituents at positions 3 and 7 (the 2E-isomer). | geranic acid |
| geranylgeranic acid | A diterpenoid obtained by formal oxidation of the CH2OH group of (E,E,E)-geranylgeraniol to the corresponding carboxylic acid. | (2E,6E,10E)-geranylgeranic 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 |
| 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 |
| senecioic acid | A methyl-branched fatty acid that is but-2-enoic acid bearing a methyl substituent at position 3. | 3-methylbut-2-enoic acid |
| trans-2-en-valproate | | 2-n-Propyl-2-pentenoic acid |
| tuberculostearic acid | A methyl-branched fatty acid, the structure of which is that of stearic acid carrying a methyl group at C-10. | tuberculostearic acid |