Showing metabocard for 5-Hydroxyhexanoic acid (BMDB0000525)

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Record Information
Version1.0
Creation Date2016-09-30 22:32:09 UTC
Update Date2020-04-22 15:04:00 UTC
BMDB IDBMDB0000525
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • BMDB00525
Metabolite Identification
Common Name5-Hydroxyhexanoic acid
Description5-Hydroxyhexanoic acid, also known as 5-hydroxycaproate or 5-OH-caproic acid, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as medium-chain fatty acids. These are fatty acids with an aliphatic tail that contains between 4 and 12 carbon atoms. Based on a literature review a significant number of articles have been published on 5-Hydroxyhexanoic acid.
Structure
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Synonyms
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5-Hydroxy caproic acidChEBI
5-Hydroxy-hexanoic acidChEBI
5-Hydroxycaproic acidChEBI
5-OH-Caproic acidChEBI
5-Hydroxy caproateGenerator
5-Hydroxy-hexanoateGenerator
5-HydroxycaproateGenerator
5-OH-CaproateGenerator
5-HydroxyhexanoateGenerator
5-Hydroxyhexanoic acidMeSH
Chemical FormulaC6H12O3
Average Molecular Weight132.1577
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight132.07864425
IUPAC Name5-hydroxyhexanoic acid
Traditional Name5-hydroxyhexanoic acid
CAS Registry Number44843-89-2
SMILES
CC(O)CCCC(O)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C6H12O3/c1-5(7)3-2-4-6(8)9/h5,7H,2-4H2,1H3,(H,8,9)
InChI KeyYDCRNMJQROAWFT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as medium-chain fatty acids. These are fatty acids with an aliphatic tail that contains between 4 and 12 carbon atoms.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassLipids and lipid-like molecules
ClassFatty Acyls
Sub ClassFatty acids and conjugates
Direct ParentMedium-chain fatty acids
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Medium-chain fatty acid
  • Hydroxy fatty acid
  • Secondary alcohol
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organic oxide
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Alcohol
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Ontology
StatusExpected but not Quantified
Origin
  • Endogenous
BiofunctionNot Available
ApplicationNot Available
Cellular locations
  • Adiposome
  • Cell membrane
  • Cytoplasm
Physical Properties
StateSolid
Experimental Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting PointNot AvailableNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water SolubilityNot AvailableNot Available
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
logP0.32ALOGPS
logP0.35ChemAxon
logS-0.02ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)4.71ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-1.6ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count3ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count2ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area57.53 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count4ChemAxon
Refractivity32.82 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability14.06 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
BioavailabilityYesChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Spectra
Spectra
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations
  • Adiposome
  • Cell membrane
  • Cytoplasm
Biospecimen LocationsNot Available
Pathways
Normal Concentrations
Not Available
Abnormal Concentrations
Not Available
HMDB IDHMDB0000525
DrugBank IDNot Available
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FooDB IDFDB022093
KNApSAcK IDC00052163
Chemspider ID149280
KEGG Compound IDNot Available
BioCyc IDNot Available
BiGG IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkNot Available
METLIN ID5510
PubChem Compound170748
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI ID131434
References
Synthesis ReferenceValentin, H. E.; Schoenebaum, A.; Steinbuechel, A. Identification of 5-hydroxyhexanoic acid, 4-hydroxyheptanoic acid and 4-hydroxyoctanoic acid as new constituents of bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoic acids. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (1996), 46(3), 261-267.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
General ReferencesNot Available