The molecule is an (omega-1)-hydroxy fatty acid that is myristic acid in which one of the methylene hydrogens at position 13 is replaced by a hydroxy group. It has a role as a human xenobiotic metabolite and a bacterial metabolite. It is an (omega-1)-hydroxy fatty acid and a long-chain fatty acid. It derives from a tetradecanoic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 13-hydroxytetradecanoate.
13-hydroxytetradecanoic acid