The molecule is a 10-carbon, omega-hydroxy fatty acid, shown to be the preferred hydroxylation product (together with the 9-OH isomer) of capric acid in biosystems, and used as a standard in lipid assays; reported to have cytotoxic effects. It is an omega-hydroxy fatty acid and a medium-chain fatty acid. It derives from a decanoic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 10-hydroxycaprate.
10-hydroxydecanoic acid