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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Phytanic Acid
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Ácido Fitánico
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Ácido Fitânico
Tree Number:
D02.455.849.291.515
Definition
English
:
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.
History Note
English
:
91(75); was see under EICOSANOIC ACIDS 1975-90
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AD
administration & dosage
AE
adverse effects
AG
agonists
AA
analogs & derivatives
AN
analysis
AI
antagonists & inhibitors
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CS
chemical synthesis
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CT
contraindications
EC
economics
HI
history
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PK
pharmacokinetics
PD
pharmacology
PO
poisoning
RE
radiation effects
ST
standards
SD
supply & distribution
TU
therapeutic use
TO
toxicity
UR
urine
Record Number:
11263
Unique Identifier:
D010831
Occurrence in VHL
:
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