Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2020-12-10 18:36:09 UTC
Update Date2024-10-09 16:48:10 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0000362
Metabolite Identification
Common NameIsocaproic acid
DescriptionIsocaproic acid, a metabolite of 20 alpha-hydroxycholesterol (PMID 14446007 ) and is an important metabolite in early placentas enabling the convertion from cholesterol to pregnenolone to Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) (PMID 11972299 ).
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
4,4-Dimethylbutanoic acidChEBI
4-Methyl-N-valeric acidChEBI
4-Methyl-pentanoic acidChEBI
4-Methyl-valeric acidChEBI
4-Methylvaleric acidChEBI
Isobutylacetic acidChEBI
Isohexanoic acidChEBI
Isohexoic acidChEBI
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4-MethylpentanoateHMDB
4-Methylpentanoic acidHMDB
Isocaproic acid, sodium saltHMDB
4-Methyl valerateHMDB
Isocaproic acidMeSH
Molecular FormulaC6H12O2
Average Mass116.1583
Monoisotopic Mass116.083729628
IUPAC Name4-methylpentanoic acid
Traditional Nameisocaproate
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
CC(C)CCC(O)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C6H12O2/c1-5(2)3-4-6(7)8/h5H,3-4H2,1-2H3,(H,7,8)
InChI KeyFGKJLKRYENPLQH-UHFFFAOYSA-N