branched-chain fatty acid

Term ID

CHEBI:35819

Synonyms

BCFA
BCFAs
Branched chain fatty acid
branched fatty acid
branched fatty acids
branched-chain fatty acids

Definition

Any fatty acid in which the parent hydrocarbon chain has one or more alkyl substituents; a common component in animal and bacterial lipids. The fatty acyl chain is usually saturated and the substituent a methyl group; however, unsaturated BCFAs are found in marine animals, and branches other than methyl are found in microbial lipids.

References

KEGG:C05996
PMID:18318842

Ontology

ChEBI ( EBI )

Relationships

is a type of: fatty acid

fatty acid Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: (3S,4S)-3-hydroxy-4-methyldecanoic acid (3S,4S)-3-hydroxy-4-methyloctanoic acid (E)-2,4,6-trimethyltetracos-2-enoic acid 2,2-dimethyl-3-butenoic acid 2,3-Methylene suberic acid ... Show All 47 Terms

(3S,4S)-3-hydroxy-4-methyldecanoic acid (3S,4S)-3-hydroxy-4-methyloctanoic acid (E)-2,4,6-trimethyltetracos-2-enoic acid 2,2-dimethyl-3-butenoic acid 2,3-Methylene suberic acid 2,3-Methyleneglutaric acid 2,4-Dimethyladipic acid 2,4-Dimethylpimelic acid 2-[1-oxo-2-cyclopenten-2-ylmethyl]-butanoic acid 2-ethyl-2-butenoic acid 2-Ethylbutanoic acid 2-Ethylglutaric acid 2-Ethylhexanoic acid 2-hydroxy-2-methylbutyric acid 2-hydroxy-3-methylhexadecanoic acid 2-hydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid 2-hydroxy-4-methylvaleric acid 2-Methyl-4-pentenoic acid 2-methylbut-3-enoic acid 3,4-dihydroxy-4-methylhexadecanoic acid 3,4-Methylene suberic acid 3,4-Methyleneadipic acid 3,4-Methyleneazelaic acid 3,4-Methylenepimelic acid 3,4-Methylenesebacic acid 3-isopropylbut-3-enoic acid 3-Methylazelaic acid 3-Methylpimelic acid 3-Methylsuberic acid 4,8-dimethylnonanoic acid 4-Hydroxyisovaleric acid 4-methyl-3-oxopentanoic acid 6-hydroxy-3-isopropenylheptanoic acid 7-methyl-3-oxooct-6-enoic acid Allylmalonic acid branched-chain saturated fatty acid Fulvivirgamide B4 juvenile hormone I acid juvenile hormone III acid leptomycin methyl-branched fatty acid mycolic acid mycolic acid analogue S-Acetyl dihydroasparagusic acid Tenacibactin B Tenacibactin C valproic acid Show first 5 Terms
inverse is_conjugate_base_of: branched-chain fatty acid anion

branched-chain fatty acid anion Show first 5 Terms
is_conjugate_acid_of: branched-chain fatty acid anion

branched-chain fatty acid anion Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype resulting from branched-chain fatty acid

Phenotype where environments contain branched-chain fatty acid

Phenotype modified by environments containing branched-chain fatty acid

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