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phytanic acid (medicine)


phytanic acid
<chemical> 3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoic acid. A 20-carbon branched chain fatty acid. In phytanic acid storage disease (refsum disease) this lipid may comprise as much as 30% of the total fatty acids of the plasma. This is due to a phytanic acid alpha-hydroxylase deficiency.

Chemical name: Hexadecanoic acid, 3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-