CHEBI:143265 - 8-aminooctanoic acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:143265
ChEBI Name8-aminooctanoic acid
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DefinitionAn ω-amino fatty acid that is octanoic acid which carries an amino group at position 8.
Last Modified27 March 2019
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FormulaC8H17NO2
Net Charge0
Average Mass159.229
Monoisotopic Mass159.12593
SMILESNCCCCCCCC(=O)O
InChIInChI=1S/C8H17NO2/c9-7-5-3-1-2-4-6-8(10)11/h1-7,9H2,(H,10,11)
InChIKeyUQXNEWQGGVUVQA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Homo sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606) - PubMed (28439964) Isolated from knee synovial fluid.
Roles Classification
Chemical Roles:
Bronsted base  A molecular entity capable of accepting a hydron from a donor (Brønsted acid).
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
Biological Role:
human metabolite  Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in humans (Homo sapiens).
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
8-aminooctanoic acid (CHEBI:143265) has role human metabolite (CHEBI:77746)
8-aminooctanoic acid (CHEBI:143265) is a medium-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:59554)
8-aminooctanoic acid (CHEBI:143265) is a ω-amino fatty acid (CHEBI:59758)
IUPAC Name 
8-aminooctanoic acid
Synonyms  Source
8-aminocaprylic acidChEBI
omega-aminocaprylic acidChEBI
ω-ACChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
8ACPDBeChem
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Registry NumbersSources
CAS:1002-57-9ChemIDplus
CAS:1002-57-9NIST Chemistry WebBook
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