Record Information
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Creation Date2016-09-30 22:32:41 UTC
Update Date2020-04-22 15:04:08 UTC
BMDB IDBMDB0000553
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • BMDB00553
Metabolite Identification
Common Name3L,7D,11D-Phytanic acid
Description3L,7D,11D-Phytanic acid, also known as 3l,7D,11D-phytanate, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as acyclic diterpenoids. These are diterpenoids (compounds made of four consecutive isoprene units) that do not contain a cycle. Based on a literature review very few articles have been published on 3L,7D,11D-Phytanic acid.
Structure
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Synonyms
ValueSource
3l,7D,11D-PhytanateGenerator
3,7,11,15-Tetramethyl-[3S-(3R*,7S*,11S*)]-hexadecanoateHMDB
3,7,11,15-Tetramethyl-[3S-(3R*,7S*,11S*)]-hexadecanoic acidHMDB
(3S,7R,11R)-3,7,11,15-TetramethylhexadecanoateHMDB
Chemical FormulaC20H40O2
Average Molecular Weight312.5304
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight312.302830524
IUPAC Name(3S,7R,11R)-3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoic acid
Traditional Name3L,7D,11D-phytanate
CAS Registry Number31653-05-1
SMILES
CC(C)CCC[C@@H](C)CCC[C@@H](C)CCC[C@H](C)CC(O)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C20H40O2/c1-16(2)9-6-10-17(3)11-7-12-18(4)13-8-14-19(5)15-20(21)22/h16-19H,6-15H2,1-5H3,(H,21,22)/t17-,18-,19+/m1/s1
InChI KeyRLCKHJSFHOZMDR-QRVBRYPASA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as acyclic diterpenoids. These are diterpenoids (compounds made of four consecutive isoprene units) that do not contain a cycle.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassLipids and lipid-like molecules
ClassPrenol lipids
Sub ClassDiterpenoids
Direct ParentAcyclic diterpenoids
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Acyclic diterpenoid
  • Long-chain fatty acid
  • Methyl-branched fatty acid
  • Branched fatty acid
  • Fatty acyl
  • Fatty acid
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organic oxide
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Ontology
StatusExpected but not Quantified
Origin
  • Endogenous
  • Exogenous
BiofunctionNot Available
ApplicationNot Available
Cellular locations
  • Cell membrane
  • Cytoplasm
  • Membrane
Physical Properties
StateSolid
Experimental Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting PointNot AvailableNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water SolubilityNot AvailableNot Available
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
logP7.28ALOGPS
logP7.4ChemAxon
logS-6.6ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)5.04ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count2ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count1ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area37.3 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count14ChemAxon
Refractivity95.28 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability41 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
BioavailabilityYesChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Spectra
Spectra
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations
  • Cell membrane
  • Cytoplasm
  • Membrane
Biospecimen LocationsNot Available
Pathways
Normal Concentrations
Not Available
Abnormal Concentrations
Not Available
HMDB IDHMDB0000553
DrugBank IDNot Available
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FooDB IDFDB022113
KNApSAcK IDNot Available
Chemspider ID8148435
KEGG Compound IDNot Available
BioCyc IDNot Available
BiGG IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkNot Available
METLIN ID5537
PubChem Compound9972843
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI IDNot Available
References
Synthesis ReferenceBurns, Christopher J.; Field, Leslie D.; Hashimoto, Kikuko; Petteys, Brian J.; Ridley, Damon D.; Rose, Michael. Synthesis of stereoisomerically pure monoether lipids. Australian Journal of Chemistry (1999), 52(5), 387-394.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
General ReferencesNot Available