Recent Advances in the Chemistry and Biochemistry of Methyl Branched Fatty Acids

The main aspects of recent research on the occurrence, isolation, structure, biogenesis and metabolism of the methyl branched fatty acids have been reviewed. For the purpose of this work the fatty acids were classified in the following 5 groups: 1. Iso‐ or anteiso‐acids; 2. Branched chain acids with one methyl branching in the middle of the chain; 3. Multiple branched acids with methyl branching on alternate carbon atoms; 4. Multiple branched acids with isoprenoid structure; 5. Mycolic acids. The literature has been covered up to 1969.