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CHEBI:26666 - short-chain fatty acid
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ChEBI Name
short-chain fatty acid
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:26666
Definition
An aliphatic monocarboxylic acid with a chain length of less than C
6
. If any non-hydrocarbon substituent is present, the compound is not normally regarded as a short-chain fatty acid.
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Formula
CH2OR
Net Charge
0
Average Mass (excl. R groups)
45.017
Monoisotopic Mass (excl. R groups)
44.99765
SMILES
OC([*])=O
Roles Classification
Chemical Role
(s):
Bronsted acid
A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Br
o
nsted base).
(via
oxoacid
)
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing
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
ω-hydroxy-short-chain fatty acid (
CHEBI:194306
)
is a
short-chain fatty acid (
CHEBI:26666
)
(2
E
)-3-methylhex-2-enoic acid (
CHEBI:144845
)
is a
short-chain fatty acid (
CHEBI:26666
)
(4
R
)-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
)
short-chain fatty acid anion (
CHEBI:58951
)
is conjugate base of
short-chain fatty acid (
CHEBI:26666
)
Synonyms
Sources
SCFA
ChEBI
SCFAs
ChEBI
short-chain fatty acids
ChEBI
Citations
Types
Sources
16633129
PubMed citation
Europe PMC
16870803
PubMed citation
Europe PMC
18203540
PubMed citation
Europe PMC
20148677
PubMed citation
Europe PMC
Last Modified
24 January 2023