Description: Phytomonic acid, a saturated fatty acid with a cyclopropane ring structure that behaves similarly to a double bond, predominates in gram-negative bacteria L. arabinosus, protozoa, and the seed oil of B. coccineus (Connaraceae). This compound may play a role in regulating cell membrane fluidity. Target:...

Phytomonic acid is a saturated fatty acid found mainly in a gram-negative bacteria, L. arabinosus, but also in protozoa and in the seed oil of B. coccineus (Connaraceae). Its cyclopropane ring structure has some properties of a double bond, and it may serve to regulate cell membrane fluidity.Formal Name:...