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Dr Alois Alzheimer
Phytanic acid is a branched-chain fatty acid with a methyl group at the beta (3) carbon.
Humans:
Can synthesize straight-chain fatty acids
Cannot introduce methyl branches at that position
In other words, human fatty acid synthesis machinery is not designed to build molecules like phytanic acid
Humans obtain phytanic acid entirely from diet, mainly from:
Dairy products
Ruminant animal fats (cow, sheep, goat)
In 1945, he reported a distinct neurological syndrome characterized by:
Retinitis pigmentosa
Peripheral neuropathy
Cerebellar ataxia
Elevated cerebrospinal fluid protein