The molecule is a dihydroxy monocarboxylic acid that consists of palmitic acid bearing two hydroxy substituents at positions 3 and 4 and a methyl substituent at position 4. It is a branched-chain fatty acid, a long-chain fatty acid, a 3-hydroxy fatty acid and a dihydroxy monocarboxylic acid. It derives from a hexadecanoic acid.
3,4-dihydroxy-4-methylhexadecanoic acid