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CHEBI:37099 - (R)-3-hydroxyoctanoic acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:37099
ChEBI Name(R)-3-hydroxyoctanoic acid
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ASCII Name(R)-3-hydroxyoctanoic acid
DefinitionThe (R)-enantiomer of 3-hydroxyoctanoic acid; an important building block in the biomedical and pharmaceutical fields.
Last Modified12 May 2015
SubmitterMarcus Ennis
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FormulaC8H16O3
Net Charge0
Average Mass160.213
Monoisotopic Mass160.10994
SMILESCCCCC[C@@H](O)CC(=O)O
InChIInChI=1S/C8H16O3/c1-2-3-4-5-7(9)6-8(10)11/h7,9H,2-6H2,1H3,(H,10,11)/t7-/m1/s1
InChIKeyNDPLAKGOSZHTPH-SSDOTTSWSA-N
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
(R)-3-hydroxyoctanoic acid (CHEBI:37099) is a (3R)-3-hydroxy fatty acid (CHEBI:85678)
(R)-3-hydroxyoctanoic acid (CHEBI:37099) is a 3-hydroxyoctanoic acid (CHEBI:37098)
(R)-3-hydroxyoctanoic acid (CHEBI:37099) is enantiomer of (S)-3-hydroxyoctanoic acid (CHEBI:37100)
Incoming Relation(s)
(R)-3-hydroxyoctanoyl-CoA (CHEBI:28573) has functional parent (R)-3-hydroxyoctanoic acid (CHEBI:37099)
(S)-3-hydroxyoctanoic acid (CHEBI:37100) is enantiomer of (R)-3-hydroxyoctanoic acid (CHEBI:37099)
IUPAC Name 
(3R)-3-hydroxyoctanoic acid
Synonyms  Source
(R)-3-hydroxycaprylic acidChEBI
(R)-3-OH-caprylic acidChEBI
(R)-β-OH-caprylic acidChEBI
(R)-β-OH-octanoic acidChEBI
(R)-β-hydroxycaprylic acidChEBI
(R)-β-hydroxyoctanoic acidChEBI
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