12-methyl Tridecanoic acid is a methylated fatty acid that has been found in bovine milk.1 Topical ocular application of 12-methyl tridecanoic acid (200 µM) decreases angiogenesis and corneal opacity in mouse models of alkali- or P. aeruginosa-induced eye injury.2
1.Ran-Ressler, R.R., Sim, D., O’Donnell-Megaro, A.M., et al.Branched chain fatty acid content of United States retail cow’s milk and implications for dietary intakeLipids46(7)569-576(2011) 2.Cole, N., Hume, E.B.H., Jalbert, I., et al.Effects of topical administration of 12-methyl tetradecanoic acid (12-MTA) on the development of corneal angiogenesisAngiogenesis10(1)47-54(2007)