Term Name: pivalic acid
Synonyms: 2,2-dimethylpropanoic acid, 2,2-dimethylpropionic acid, acide 2,2-dimethylpropanoique, acide pivalique, acido pivalico, alpha,alpha-dimethylpropionic acid, dimethylpropionic acid, neopentanoic acid, PIVALIC ACID, Pivalinsaeure, tert-pentanoic acid, trimethylacetic acid
Definition: A branched, short-chain fatty acid composed of propanoic acid having two methyl substituents at the 2-position.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:45133]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: branched-chain saturated fatty acid methyl-branched fatty acid short-chain fatty acid
inverse has_functional_parent: O-pivaloylcarnitine pivalate ester pivaloyl-CoA
inverse is_conjugate_base_of: pivalate
is_conjugate_acid_of: pivalate