The molecule is an (omega-1)-hydroxy fatty acid that is henicosanoic acid in which one of the hydrogens at position 20 has been replaced by a hydroxy group. It is an (omega-1)-hydroxy fatty acid, a long-chain fatty acid, a secondary alcohol and a straight-chain saturated fatty acid. It derives from a henicosanoic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 20-hydroxyhenicosanoate.
20-hydroxyhenicosanoic acid