Showing metabocard for 2-Hydroxycaproic acid (BMDB0001624)

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Record Information
Version1.0
Creation Date2016-09-30 22:47:52 UTC
Update Date2020-04-22 15:08:46 UTC
BMDB IDBMDB0001624
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • BMDB01624
Metabolite Identification
Common Name2-Hydroxycaproic acid
Description2-Hydroxycaproic acid, also known as 2-hydroxycaproate, 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 2-Hydroxycaproic acid.
Structure
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Synonyms
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2-HydroxycaproateGenerator
2-HydroxyhexanoateHMDB
2-Hydroxyhexanoic acidHMDB
DL-2-HydroxycaproateHMDB
DL-2-Hydroxycaproic acidHMDB
DL-2-HydroxyhexanoateHMDB
DL-2-Hydroxyhexanoic acidHMDB
DL-2-Hydroxyhexanoic acidhydroxyhexanoateHMDB
DL-2-Hydroxyhexanoic acidhydroxyhexanoic acidHMDB
DL-HydroxycaproateHMDB
DL-Hydroxycaproic acidHMDB
Hydroxy-N-caproateHMDB
Hydroxy-N-caproic acidHMDB
HydroxycaproateHMDB
Hydroxycaproic acidHMDB
HydroxyhexanoateHMDB
Hydroxyhexanoic acidHMDB
2-Hydroxycaproic acidChEBI
DL-2-Hydroxy caproateGenerator, HMDB
Chemical FormulaC6H12O3
Average Molecular Weight132.1577
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight132.07864425
IUPAC Name2-hydroxyhexanoic acid
Traditional Namehydroxyhexanoate
CAS Registry Number6064-63-7
SMILES
CCCCC(O)C(O)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C6H12O3/c1-2-3-4-5(7)6(8)9/h5,7H,2-4H2,1H3,(H,8,9)
InChI KeyNYHNVHGFPZAZGA-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
  • Alpha-hydroxy acid
  • Hydroxy acid
  • Monosaccharide
  • Secondary alcohol
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Organic oxide
  • Alcohol
  • Carbonyl group
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organooxygen compound
  • 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 Point55 - 58 °CNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water SolubilityNot AvailableNot Available
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
logP0.86ALOGPS
logP0.94ChemAxon
logS-0.17ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)4.26ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-3.8ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count3ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count2ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area57.53 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count4ChemAxon
Refractivity32.57 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability14.04 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 IDHMDB0001624
DrugBank IDNot Available
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FooDB IDFDB022697
KNApSAcK IDNot Available
Chemspider ID90191
KEGG Compound IDNot Available
BioCyc IDNot Available
BiGG IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkNot Available
METLIN ID6332
PubChem Compound99824
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI ID86542
References
Synthesis ReferenceAbderhalden, Emil; Weil, Arthur. A New Amino Acid of the Composition C6H13NO3, Obtained by the Total Hydrolysis of Nerve Proteins. Z. physiol. Chem. (1913), 84 39-59.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
General ReferencesNot Available