See Also: phytanic acid(medicine)
phytanic acid storage disease(medicine)
phytanic acid alpha-oxidase(medicine)
disease, phytanic acid storage(medicine)
Kaduna(tourism)
Kaduna River(encyclopedia)
Kaduna airports(tourism)
Kaduna doctors(health)
Kaduna hotels(tourism)
Kaduna car rental(tourism)

Kaduna River (sh) and phytanic acid (medicine)


Kaduna River (sh)




River, central Nigeria.

The main tributary of the Niger River, it rises on the Jos Plateau, flowing northwest and then southwest before completing its 340-mi (550-km) course at the Niger in Mureji. The Kaduna (meaning "crocodiles" in the Hausa language) is navigable only part of the year.


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-