Term Name: 2-hydroxy fatty acid
Synonyms: 2-hydroxy fatty acids, 2-OH fatty acid, 2-OH fatty acids, alpha-hydroxy fatty acid, alpha-hydroxy fatty acids, alpha-OH fatty acid, alpha-OH fatty acids
Definition: Any fatty acid with a hydroxy functional group in the alpha- or 2-position.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:10283]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: 2-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid hydroxy fatty acid
has subtype: (2S)-2-hydroxyphytanic acid (12Z,15Z,18Z,21Z,24Z)-2-hydroxytriacontapentaenoic acid (13Z,16Z,19Z,22Z)-2-hydroxyoctacosatetraenoic acid (14Z,17Z,20Z,23Z,26Z)-2-hydroxydotriacontapentaenoic acid (R)-2-hydroxy-alpha-linolenic acid (R)-2-hydroxyhexacosanoic acid (R)-2-hydroxylignoceric acid (R)-2-hydroxynonanoic acid 2,2-dihydroxy-3-methylbutanoic acid 2,4-dihydroxybutanoic acid 2-HoTrE 2-hydroxy-2-methylbutyric acid 2-hydroxy-3-methylhexadecanoic acid 2-hydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid 2-hydroxy-4-methylvaleric acid 2-hydroxyarachidic acid 2-hydroxybehenic acid 2-hydroxydecanoic acid 2-hydroxydodec-2-enoic acid 2-hydroxydodecanoic acid 2-hydroxyerucic acid 2-hydroxygondoic acid 2-hydroxyhenicosanoic acid 2-hydroxyheptadecanoic acid 2-hydroxyheptanoic acid 2-hydroxyhexacosanoic acid 2-hydroxyhexadecanoic acid 2-hydroxylinoleic acid 2-Hydroxylinolenic acid 2-hydroxymyristic acid 2-hydroxynervonic acid 2-hydroxynonadecanoic acid 2-hydroxynonanoic acid 2-hydroxyoctacosanoic acid 2-hydroxyoctadecanoic acid 2-hydroxyoleic acid 2-hydroxypalmitoleic acid 2-hydroxypenta-2,4-dienoic acid 2-hydroxypentacosanoic acid 2-hydroxypentadecanoic acid 2-hydroxyphytanic acid 2-hydroxytricosanoic acid 2-hydroxytridecanoic acid cerebronic acid
inverse has_functional_parent: N-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingoid
inverse is_conjugate_base_of: 2-hydroxy fatty acid anion
is_conjugate_acid_of: 2-hydroxy fatty acid anion