The molecule is a 2-hydroxy fatty acid anion that is the conjugate base of 2-hydroxyhexacosanoic acid (2-hydroxycerotic acid), obtained by deprotonation of the carboxy group; major species at pH 7.3. It is a very long-chain fatty acid anion and a 2-hydroxy fatty acid anion 26:0. It derives from a cerotate. It is a conjugate base of a 2-hydroxyhexacosanoic acid.
2-hydroxyhexacosanoate