Any fatty acid whose skeletal carbon atoms form an unbranched open chain.
| Member | Definition | Role |
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| 1-(carboxymethylthio)tetradecane | | 2-(tetradecylthio)acetic acid |
| 10-hydroxy-2-decenoic acid | An omega-hydroxy amino acid that is 2-decenoic acid in which one of the hydrogens attached to the terminal carbon is replaced by a hydroxy group and in which the C=C double bond has E configuration. It is a component of royal jelly. | (E)-10-hydroxydec-2-enoic acid |
| 2-bromopalmitate | A bromo fatty acid that is hexadecanoic (palmitic) acid carrying a single bromo substituent at position 2. | 2-bromohexadecanoic acid |
| 6-hydroxyhexanoic acid | An omega-hydroxy fatty acid comprising hexanoic acid having a hydroxy group at the 6-position. | 6-hydroxyhexanoic acid |
| 8-hydroxyoctanoic acid | An omega-hydroxy fatty acid that is caprylic acid in which one of the hydrogens of the terminal methyl group is replaced by a hydroxy group. | 8-hydroxyoctanoic acid |
| 9,10,13-trihydroxy-11-octadecenoic acid | A TriHOME that is (11E)-octadec-11-enoic acid in which the three hydroxy substituents are located at positions 9, 10 and 13. | 9,10,13-TriHOME |
| alpha-ketocaproic acid | A straight-chain fatty acid consisting of hexanoic acid having an oxo group at position 2. | 2-oxohexanoic acid |
| cerebronic acid | A very long-chain hydroxy fatty acid composed of lignoceric acid having a 2-hydroxy substituent. | cerebronic acid |
| colneleic acid | A long-chain, divinyl ether fatty acid composed of 8-nonenoic acid having the E- hydrogen at position 9 substituted by a (1E,3Z)-nona-1,3,-dien-1-yloxy group. | colneleic acid |
| daminozide | | Daminozide |
| dicranin | A trienoic fatty acid, that is octadecanoic acid containing double bonds at positions 9, 12 and 15 and a triple bond at position 6. Isolated from Dicranum scoparium, it exhibits antibacterial activity and inhibitory activity against arachidonate 15-lipoxygenase. | (9Z,12Z,15Z)-octadeca-9,12,15-trien-6-ynoic acid |
| minquartynoic acid | A straight-chain, C18 polyunsaturated fatty acid having four conjugated C#C bonds at positions 9, 11, 13 and 15 as well as an (S)-hydroxy group at position 17. | minquartynoic acid |