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CHEBI:16586 - 6-aminohexanoic acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:16586
ChEBI Name6-aminohexanoic acid
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DefinitionAn ε-amino acid comprising hexanoic acid carrying an amino substituent at position C-6. Used to control postoperative bleeding, and to treat overdose effects of the thrombolytic agents streptokinase and tissue plasminogen activator.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:2171, CHEBI:40458, CHEBI:227755
Last Modified2 April 2025
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FormulaC6H13NO2
Net Charge0
Average Mass131.175
Monoisotopic Mass131.09463
SMILESNCCCCCC(=O)O
InChIInChI=1S/C6H13NO2/c7-5-3-1-2-4-6(8)9/h1-5,7H2,(H,8,9)
InChIKeySLXKOJJOQWFEFD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
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:
metabolite  Any intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites.
Applications:
antifibrinolytic drug  A drug that prevent fibrinolysis or lysis of a blood clot or thrombus.
hematologic agent  Drug that acts on blood and blood-forming organs and those that affect the hemostatic system.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
6-aminohexanoic acid (CHEBI:16586) has functional parent hexanoic acid (CHEBI:30776)
6-aminohexanoic acid (CHEBI:16586) has role antifibrinolytic drug (CHEBI:48675)
6-aminohexanoic acid (CHEBI:16586) has role hematologic agent (CHEBI:50248)
6-aminohexanoic acid (CHEBI:16586) has role metabolite (CHEBI:25212)
6-aminohexanoic acid (CHEBI:16586) is a ε-amino acid (CHEBI:35958)
6-aminohexanoic acid (CHEBI:16586) is a ω-amino fatty acid (CHEBI:59758)
6-aminohexanoic acid (CHEBI:16586) is conjugate acid of 6-aminohexanoate (CHEBI:32396)
6-aminohexanoic acid (CHEBI:16586) is tautomer of 6-aminohexanoic acid zwitterion (CHEBI:57826)
Incoming Relation(s)
N-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)aminohexanoic acid (CHEBI:53698) has functional parent 6-aminohexanoic acid (CHEBI:16586)
N-purin-6-oyl-ε-aminocaproic acid (CHEBI:63086) has functional parent 6-aminohexanoic acid (CHEBI:16586)
6-(4-hydroxy-3-nitrobenzamido)hexanoic acid (CHEBI:53077) has functional parent 6-aminohexanoic acid (CHEBI:16586)
6-(4-hydroxy-5-iodo-3-nitrobenzamido)hexanoic acid (CHEBI:53087) has functional parent 6-aminohexanoic acid (CHEBI:16586)
6-[(3-bromo-4-hydroxy-5-nitrophenyl)acetamido]caproic acid (CHEBI:63483) has functional parent 6-aminohexanoic acid (CHEBI:16586)
6-[(4-hydroxy-3-nitrophenyl)acetamido]caproic acid (CHEBI:44604) has functional parent 6-aminohexanoic acid (CHEBI:16586)
6-{[5-(p-nitrophenoxy)-5-oxopentanoyl]amino}hexanoic acid (CHEBI:63747) has functional parent 6-aminohexanoic acid (CHEBI:16586)
6-aminohexanoic acid cyclic oligomer (CHEBI:133923) has functional parent 6-aminohexanoic acid (CHEBI:16586)
RG-2833 (CHEBI:233052) has functional parent 6-aminohexanoic acid (CHEBI:16586)
6-aminohexanoate (CHEBI:32396) is conjugate base of 6-aminohexanoic acid (CHEBI:16586)
6-aminohexanoic acid zwitterion (CHEBI:57826) is tautomer of 6-aminohexanoic acid (CHEBI:16586)
IUPAC Name 
6-aminohexanoic acid
INNs  Source
acide aminocaproqueChemIDplus
ácido aminocapróicoChemIDplus
acidum aminocaproicumChemIDplus
aminocaproic acidChemIDplus
Synonyms  Source
6-Aminocaproic acidKEGG COMPOUND
6-Aminohexanoic acidKEGG COMPOUND
6-AMINOHEXANOIC ACIDPDBeChem
AhxChEBI
AMINOCAPROICChEMBL
aminohexanoic acidChEBI
Brand Names  Source
AmicarChemIDplus
AmikarChemIDplus
CapralenseChemIDplus
CapramolChemIDplus
CaproaminChEBI
CaprocidChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
163DrugCentral
ACAPDBeChem
Aminocaproic_acidWikipedia
C02378KEGG COMPOUND
CPD-884MetaCyc
D00160KEGG DRUG
DB00513DrugBank
HMDB0001901HMDB
LMFA01100035LIPID MAPS
LSM-5733LINCS
Registry NumbersSources
Gmelin:101724Gmelin
Reaxys:906872Reaxys
CAS:1319-82-0ChemIDplus
CAS:60-32-2KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:60-32-2NIST Chemistry WebBook
CAS:60-32-2ChemIDplus
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