10-methyl Lauric acid is a methyl branched-chain fatty acid.1,2 It has been found in the Gram-positive bacteria B. acetylicum, as well as the mandibular gland secretions of carpenter ant species, including C. herculeanus, C. ligniperda, and C. pennsylvanicus.
1.Brand, J.M., Fales, H.M., Sokoloski, E.A., et al.Identification of mellein in the mandibular gland secretions of carpenter antsLife Sci.13(3)201-211(1973) 2.Bernard, K.A., Bellefeuille, M., and Ewan, E.P.Cellular fatty acid composition as an adjunct to the identification of asporogenous, aerobic gram-positive rodsJ. Clin. Microbiol.29(1)83-89(1991)