CHEBI:26666 - short-chain fatty acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:26666
ChEBI Nameshort-chain fatty acid
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DefinitionAn aliphatic monocarboxylic acid with a chain length of less than C6. If any non-hydrocarbon substituent is present, the compound is not normally regarded as a short-chain fatty acid.
Last Modified24 January 2023
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FormulaCH2OR
Net Charge0
Average Mass (excl. R groups)45.017
Monoisotopic Mass (excl. R groups)44.99765
SMILES*C(=O)O
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
short-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:26666) is a fatty acid (CHEBI:35366)
short-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:26666) is conjugate acid of short-chain fatty acid anion (CHEBI:58951)
Incoming Relation(s)
(2E)-3-methylhex-2-enoic acid (CHEBI:144845) is a short-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:26666)
(4R)-4-hydroxypentanoic acid (CHEBI:79019) is a short-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:26666)
2-ethylhydracrylic acid (CHEBI:82956) is a short-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:26666)
2-hexenoic acid (CHEBI:61206) is a short-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:26666)
2-hydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid (CHEBI:133083) is a short-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:26666)
2-methylbut-2-enoic acid (CHEBI:36432) is a short-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:26666)
2-methylvaleric acid (CHEBI:167644) is a short-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:26666)
2-oxobutanoic acid (CHEBI:30831) is a short-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:26666)
3-hydroxypentanoic acid (CHEBI:139272) is a short-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:26666)
3-methylbut-2-enoic acid (CHEBI:37127) is a short-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:26666)
3-methylvaleric acid (CHEBI:166883) is a short-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:26666)
4-methylpent-3-enoic acid (CHEBI:143856) is a short-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:26666)
butenoic acid (CHEBI:22959) is a short-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:26666)
dimethylbutyric acid (CHEBI:38648) is a short-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:26666)
fatty acid 4:0 (CHEBI:140601) is a short-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:26666)
isovaleric acid (CHEBI:28484) is a short-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:26666)
methylbutyric acid (CHEBI:38653) is a short-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:26666)
pentadienoic acid (CHEBI:25876) is a short-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:26666)
pentenoic acid (CHEBI:25897) is a short-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:26666)
pivalic acid (CHEBI:45133) is a short-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:26666)
propionic acid (CHEBI:30768) is a short-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:26666)
propynoic acid (CHEBI:33199) is a short-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:26666)
valeric acid (CHEBI:17418) is a short-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:26666)
ω-hydroxy-short-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:194306) is a short-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:26666)
short-chain fatty acid anion (CHEBI:58951) is conjugate base of short-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:26666)
Synonyms  Source
short-chain fatty acidsChEBI
SCFAChEBI
SCFAsChEBI
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