Methyl 3-hydroxynonanoate

3-hydroxy Nonanoic acid methyl ester is a hydroxylated fatty acid methyl ester that has been found in methyl-branched poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) (PHA) polymers produced by P. oleovorans, P. putida, and D. tsuruhatensis.^1,2

Methyl 3-hydroxynonanoate is an ester product.

1. Hazer, B., Lenz, R.W., and Fuller, R.C. Biosynthesis of methyl-branched poly(β-hydroxyalkanoate)s by Pseudomonas oleovorans Macromol. 27(1),45-49(1994).
2. Razaif-Mazinah, M.R.M., Abis, S.N.S., Harun, H.I., et al. Unusual poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) (PHA) biosynthesis behavior of Pseudomonas putida Bet001 and Delftia tsuruhatensis Bet002 isolated from palm oil mill effluent Biotechnol. Appl. Biochem. 64(2),259-269(2017).