Methyl 2-hydroxytetracosanoate

Methyl (+/-)-2-hydroxytetracosanoate, a hydroxylated fatty acid methyl ester, occurs in both mature and immature strawberry homogenates, Pseudosuberites and S. massa sponges, sediment samples from the Hani River and Lake Kivu, and the aerial parts of Escherichia coli exposed to sunlight.