2-hydroxy Decanoic acid is a fatty acid found in the lipophilic portion of the lipopolysaccharide fraction of P. ovalis, an aerobic bacterium. Synthesis of the hydroxy portion of 2-hydroxy decanoic acid occurs through oxygenation by monooxygenase, using molecular O2 as its substrate.
Reference:
[1]. Kawahara, K., Uchida, K., and Aida, K. Direct hydroxylation in the biosynthesis of hydroxy fatty acid in lipid a of Pseudomonas ovalis. Biochim Biophys. Acta. 572(1), 1-8 (1979).
















