“…Ruminant fats are notorious for the complexity of the mixture of fatty acids from which they are constituted (1)(2)(3)(4)(5). In recent years the three important isoprenoid acids 4,8,12-TMTD (=4,8,12-trimethyltridecanoic), 2,6,10,1 4-TMPD (= 2,6,10,14-tetramethylpentadecanoic or pristanic) and 3,7,11,15-TMHD (=3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoic or phytanic) have been recognized as important among the unusual fatty acid components and thoroughly documented (6)(7)(8)(9)(10).…”