The molecule is a branched-chain saturated fatty acid that is tetradecanoic acid in which one of the hydrogens at psoition 10 has been replaced by a methyl group. It is one of a number of methyl-branched fatty acids that have been identified as constituents of sheep perinephric fat. It is a branched-chain saturated fatty acid and a long-chain fatty acid. It derives from a tetradecanoic acid.
10-methyltetradecanoic acid