Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2022-06-05 23:21:17 UTC
Update Date2024-04-30 20:54:44 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0054613
Metabolite Identification
Common Nameoctanoic acid
DescriptionCaprylic acid, or octanoic acid, with the structural formula CH3(CH2)6CO2H, is an eight-carbon straight-chain fatty acid and a carboxylic acid. It is an oily Liquid with a slightly unpleasant rancid taste and odor. It is minimally soluble in water. Caprylic acid can be found in numerous foods such as Prunus (Cherry, Plum), pineapple sages, black raspberries, shallots, coconuts and breast milk. Caprylic acid is taken as a dietary supplement. Caprylic acid is used commercially in the production of esters used in perfumery and in the manufacture of dyes. Caprylic acid is an antimicrobial pesticide used as a food contact surface sanitizer on dairy equipment, food processing equipment, breweries, wineries, and beverage processing plants. It is also used as disinfectant in health care facilities, schools/colleges, industrial facilities, recreational facilities, retail and wholesale establishments, livestock premises, restaurants, and hotels/motels. In addition, caprylic acid is used as an algicide, bactericide, fungicide, and herbicide in greenhouses and garden centers. Caprylic acid, and other fatty acids, affect the hunger hormone ghrelin. Ghrelin must be acylated, where it acquires an -OH group, before it can stimulate the hunger receptors in the hypothalamus. Caprylic acid becomes linked post-translationally to serine at the 3-position by the enzyme ghrelin O-acyltransferase (GOAT), located on the cell membrane of ghrelin cells in the stomach and pancreas (PMID 19896496 ). Caprylic acid affects those with medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MCAD), which is an inborn error of metabolism, marked by mutations of the gene ACADM. Those affected with MCAD have difficulties converting fatty acids to energy, especially during fasting. As a result, fatty acids build up and cause damage to liver and brain (PMID: 27536022 ).
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
1-HeptanecarboxylateChEBI
CaprilateChEBI
CaprylateChEBI
CH3-[CH2]6-COO(-)ChEBI
N-CaprylateChEBI
N-OctanoateChEBI
N-OctoateChEBI
N-OctylateChEBI
Octanoic acid, ion(1-)ChEBI
OctylateChEBI
1-Heptanecarboxylic acidGenerator
Caprilic acidGenerator
Caprylic acidGenerator
N-Caprylic acidGenerator
N-Octanoic acidGenerator
N-Octoic acidGenerator
N-Octylic acidGenerator
Octanoate, ion(1-)Generator
Octylic acidGenerator
Octanoic acidGenerator
Caprylic acid, 14C-labeledMeSH
Caprylic acid, aluminum saltMeSH
Caprylic acid, ammonia saltMeSH
Caprylic acid, barium saltMeSH
Caprylic acid, cadmium saltMeSH
Caprylic acid, calcium saltMeSH
Caprylic acid, cesium saltMeSH
Caprylic acid, chromium(+2) saltMeSH
Caprylic acid, cobalt saltMeSH
Caprylic acid, copper saltMeSH
Caprylic acid, copper(+2) saltMeSH
Caprylic acid, iridum(+3) saltMeSH
Caprylic acid, iron(+3) saltMeSH
Caprylic acid, lanthanum(+3) saltMeSH
Caprylic acid, lead(+2) saltMeSH
Caprylic acid, lithium saltMeSH
Caprylic acid, manganese saltMeSH
Caprylic acid, nickel(+2) saltMeSH
Caprylic acid, potassium saltMeSH
Caprylic acid, ruthenium(+3) saltMeSH
Caprylic acid, sodium saltMeSH
Caprylic acid, sodium salt, 11C-labeledMeSH
Caprylic acid, tin saltMeSH
Caprylic acid, tin(+2) saltMeSH
Caprylic acid, zinc saltMeSH
Caprylic acid, zirconium saltMeSH
Caprylic acid, zirconium(+4) saltMeSH
Lithium octanoateMeSH
Sodium caprylateMeSH
Sodium octanoateMeSH
Molecular FormulaC8H15O2
Average Mass143.2035
Monoisotopic Mass143.107204724
IUPAC Nameoctanoate
Traditional Nameoctanoate
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
CCCCCCCC([O-])=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C8H16O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8(9)10/h2-7H2,1H3,(H,9,10)/p-1
InChI KeyWWZKQHOCKIZLMA-UHFFFAOYSA-M