Capric acid

SFA10:0

  Overview

Stats

SFA
Type
10
Carbons
0
Double bonds
0
Bis-allylic sites
172.26
Weight · g/mol
31.7 °C
Melting point
C10H20O2
Formula

Also known as

IUPAC decanoic acid

  At a Glance

Key Points

Named from the Latin for goat, after its sweaty, goaty smell; a medium-chain fatty acid.

Source

Primarily from dairy; also in plant oils.

Type

Medium-chain saturated fatty acid with 10 carbons and no double bonds.

Identification

  Synonyms

Common Name Capric acid
IUPAC Name decanoic acid
Traditional Name —
Other Synonyms No other synonyms recorded.

  External IDs

General References
Wikipedia Capric_acid
Lipids
Lipid Maps LMFA01010010
Lipid Bank DFA0010
Swiss Lipids 000000855
PlantFA ID —
Food & Nutrition
FooDB FDB012027
INFOODS —
Chemistry / Compounds
PubChem CID 2969
CAS 334-48-5
ChEBI 30813
ChEMBL CHEMBL107498
ChemSpider 3866366
InChIKey —
ZINC ID ZINC000001529229
NIKKAJI ID J2.575E
PDBe DKA
UCI (UniChem) 400617
SureChEMBL 20553507
CCDC ISEPEB
NMRShiftDB 10008813
Metabolites & Pathways
HMDB HMDB0000511
METLIN 336
RefMet ID Capric acid
RefMet Name —
MetaboLights ID MTBLC27689
BioCyc/MetaCyc CPD-3617
MetaNetX ID MNXM1043
BiGG ID —
KEGG C01571
KNApSAcK C00001213
Reactome ID —
Drugs & Pharmacology
DrugBank DB03600
DrugCentral —
BindingDB 50239187
Guide to Pharm 5532
Probes & Drugs PD006780
Clinical & Medical
SNOMED-CT —
MeSH C031071
NCIt Code C68329
Regulatory
NIH UNII (USA) 4G9EDB6V73
FDA SRS (USA) 4G9EDB6V73
NHPID (Canada) —
DTXSID (USA) DTXSID9021554
TGA Ing ID (Australia) —
Commercial Suppliers
MolPort Molport-000-881-523
eMolecules 488851
Mcule MCULE-3914949169
ChemicalBook CB1669961
MedChemExpress HY-W015309

Chemical Properties

Name(s):
Common Name Capric acid
Simple Notation 10:0
Notation 10:0
IUPAC Name decanoic acid
Structure:
Molecular C10H20O2
Structure CH3(CH2)8COOH
SMILES CCCCCCCCCC(O)=O
Physical:
Weight 172.26 g/mol
Melting Point 31.7 °C
Reactivity
Double Bonds 0
Bis-Allylic Carbons 0
Beta-Oxidation
Beta Oxidation Cycles 4
ATP Yield (Net) 64 ATP