CHEBI:73739 - 3-aminooctanoic acid

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ChEBI Name 3-aminooctanoic acid
ChEBI ID CHEBI:73739
Definition A β-amino acid that is caprylic acid which is substituted by an amino group at position 3.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
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Formula C8H17NO2
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 159.22610
Monoisotopic Mass 159.12593
InChI InChI=1S/C8H17NO2/c1-2-3-4-5-7(9)6-8(10)11/h7H,2-6,9H2,1H3,(H,10,11)
InChIKey FYHHDJRMDOBZJF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES CCCCCC(N)CC(O)=O
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): Bronsted base
A molecular entity capable of accepting a hydron from a donor (Bronsted acid).
(via organic amino compound )
Bronsted acid
A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Bronsted base).
(via oxoacid )
Biological Role(s): metabolite
Any intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites.
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Outgoing 3-aminooctanoic acid (CHEBI:73739) has functional parent octanoic acid (CHEBI:28837)
3-aminooctanoic acid (CHEBI:73739) has role metabolite (CHEBI:25212)
3-aminooctanoic acid (CHEBI:73739) is a β-amino acid (CHEBI:33706)
3-aminooctanoic acid (CHEBI:73739) is a β-amino-fatty acid (CHEBI:59754)
IUPAC Name
3-aminooctanoic acid
Synonyms Sources
3-aminocaprylic acid ChEBI
β-aminocaprylic acid ChEBI
β-aminooctanoic acid ChEBI
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Registry Number Type Source
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Last Modified
12 September 2013