pristanic acid

Known as: 2,6,10, 14-tetramethylpentadecanoic acid 
 
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Review
2010
Review
2010
Phytanic acid--an overlooked bioactive fatty acid in dairy fat?
Phytanic acid is a multibranched fatty acid with reported retinoid X receptor (RXR) and peroxisome proliferator-activated… (More)
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Review
2001
Review
2001
Human metabolism of phytanic acid and pristanic acid.
Phytanic acid is a methyl-branched fatty acid present in the human diet. Due to its structure, degradation by beta-oxidation is… (More)
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2000
2000
Pristanic acid and phytanic acid: naturally occurring ligands for the nuclear receptor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha.
Phytanic acid and pristanic acid are branched-chain fatty acids, present at micromolar concentrations in the plasma of healthy… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Phytanic acid and pristanic acid are oxidized by sequential peroxisomal and mitochondrial reactions in cultured fibroblasts.
The relationship between peroxisomal and mitochondrial oxidation of the methyl branched fatty acids, phytanic acid and pristanic… (More)
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1998
1998
Rapid stable isotope dilution analysis of very-long-chain fatty acids, pristanic acid and phytanic acid using gas chromatography-electron impact mass spectrometry.
A common feature of most peroxisomal disorders is the accumulation of very-long-chain fatty acids (VLCFAs) and/or pristanic and… (More)
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1997
1997
Phytanic acid alpha-oxidation: decarboxylation of 2-hydroxyphytanoyl-CoA to pristanic acid in human liver.
The degradation of the first intermediate in the alpha-oxidation of phytanic acid, 2-hydroxyphytanoyl-CoA, was investigated… (More)
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1996
1996
Oxidation of pristanic acid in fibroblasts and its application to the diagnosis of peroxisomal beta-oxidation defects.
Pristanic acid oxidation measurements proved a reliable tool for assessing complementation in fused heterokaryons from patients… (More)
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Measurement of peroxisomal fatty acid β-oxidation in cultured human skin fibroblasts
One of the main functions of mammalian peroxisomes is the β-oxidation of a variety of fatty acids and fatty acid derivatives… (More)
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1993
1993
The CoA esters of 2-methyl-branched chain fatty acids and of the bile acid intermediates di- and trihydroxycoprostanic acids are oxidized by one single peroxisomal branched chain acyl-CoA oxidase in…
Rat liver peroxisomes contain three acyl-CoA oxidases: palmitoyl-CoA oxidase, which oxidizes the CoA esters of straight chain… (More)
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1988
1988
Accumulation of pristanic acid (2, 6, 10, 14 tetramethylpentadecanoic acid) in the plasma of patients with generalised peroxisomal dysfunction
The plasma of some patients with biochemical evidence of a generalised peroxisomal dysfunction (GPD) show greatly increased… (More)
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