omega-hydroxy,(omega-1)-methyl-branched lipid
omega-hydroxy,(omega-1)-methyl-branched lipid
A methyl-branched lipid having an OH group at position <em>C</em><small><sub>ω</sub></small>, at least one methyl group  branched at <em>C</em><small><sub>(ω−1)</sub></small> and either a single or a double bond between <em>C</em><small><sub>(ω−1)</sub></small>  and <em>C</em><small><sub>(ω−2)</sub></small>. The class includes both (ω−1)-methyl-branched fatty alcohols and derivatives.