Compound
3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoate
A branched-chain saturated fatty acid anion that is the conjugate base of phytanic acid, arising from deprotonation of the carboxylic acid group.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:37257), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
Structure
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- Class
- Organic compound, anion
- Formula
- C20H39O2
- Mass
- 311.53 g/mol
- Charge
- -1
- InChIKey
- RLCKHJSFHOZMDR-UHFFFAOYSA-M
- SMILES
- CC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CC(=O)[O-]
- Look it up
- ChEBIPubChemBy InChIKey
Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.
What it touches on the way
Mechanistic reach
2 entities
2 entities reached.
0 reported hops2 assembled from the scaffold
What the reference databases state
Chemical structure
- 3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoate has the functional parent hexadecanoateCompoundChEBI CHEBI:37257Inferred only
- 3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoate has the functional parent hexadecanoic acidCompoundChEBI CHEBI:37257Inferred only
Statements
4 statements
4 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: 3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoate · Sources: Human-GEM
- 3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoate is a substrate of ABCD3ProteinHuman-GEM MAR03481Inferred only
- 3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoate is a substrate of SLC27A2ProteinHuman-GEM MAR03389Inferred only
- 3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoate is a substrate of SLC27A2ProteinHuman-GEM MAR03480Inferred only
- 3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoate is a substrate of SLC27A2ProteinHuman-GEM MAR03482Inferred only
Reactions
15 reactions
3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoate3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoate
Reaction pageReversibleBalancedEC 1.14.99.1GO:0005615, GO:0005829
Human-GEM MAR00440CC BY 4.0Reference data
3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoate
Reaction pageReversibleBalance undeterminableGO:0005615
Human-GEM MAR00659CC BY 4.0Reference data
3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoate3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoate
Reaction pageReversibleBalancedEC 1.14.99.1GO:0005615, GO:0005829
Human-GEM MAR01617CC BY 4.0Reference data
water+phytanoyl-CoACHEBI:1146900+proton+3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoate
Catalysed by ACOT2
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedEC 3.1.2.2GO:0005777
Human-GEM MAR01675CC BY 4.0Reference data
ATP+CHEBI:1146900+3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoateAMP+diphosphate(3-)+phytanoyl-CoA
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedEC 6.2.1.24GO:0005829
Human-GEM MAR03388CC BY 4.0Reference data
ATP+CHEBI:1146900+3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoateAMP+diphosphate(3-)+phytanoyl-CoA
Catalysed by SLC27A2
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedEC 6.2.1.24GO:0005777
Human-GEM MAR03389CC BY 4.0Reference data
3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoate3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoate
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedGO:0005829, GO:0005777
Human-GEM MAR03478CC BY 4.0Reference data
ATP+CHEBI:1146900+3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoateAMP+phytanoyl-CoA+diphosphate(3-)
Catalysed by SLC27A2
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedEC 6.2.1.24, 6.2.1.3GO:0005829
Human-GEM MAR03480CC BY 4.0Reference data
ATP+2water+phytanoyl-CoAADP+CHEBI:1146900+2proton+3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoate+phosphate(3-)
Catalysed by ABCD3
Reaction pageReversibleBalancedGO:0005829, GO:0005777
Human-GEM MAR03481CC BY 4.0Reference data
ATP+CHEBI:1146900+3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoateAMP+phytanoyl-CoA+diphosphate(3-)
Catalysed by SLC27A2
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedEC 6.2.1.24GO:0005777
Human-GEM MAR03482CC BY 4.0Reference data
3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoate
Reaction pageReversibleBalance undeterminableGO:0005615
Human-GEM MAR09037CC BY 4.0Reference data
3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoate+ATP(4-)+coenzyme A(4-)phytanoyl-CoA+AMP+diphosphate(3-)
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:21380CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
3 names
Resolves to: 3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoate
- Also called
- 3,7,11,15-tetramethylpalmitatephytanatephytanate anion