CHEBI:36211 - 2-hydroxydodecanoic acid

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ChEBI Name 2-hydroxydodecanoic acid
ChEBI ID CHEBI:36211
Definition A monohydroxy fatty acid with a lauric acid core substituted at position 2 by a hydroxy group, which confers chirality; a component of cellular lipids in Pseudomonas strains.
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Formula C12H24O3
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 216.318
Monoisotopic Mass 216.17254
InChI InChI=1S/C12H24O3/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11(13)12(14)15/h11,13H,2-10H2,1H3,(H,14,15)
InChIKey YDZIJQXINJLRLL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES C(CCCCCCCC(C(=O)O)O)CC
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): Bronsted acid
A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Bronsted base).
(via oxoacid )
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Outgoing 2-hydroxydodecanoic acid (CHEBI:36211) has functional parent dodecanoic acid (CHEBI:30805)
2-hydroxydodecanoic acid (CHEBI:36211) is a 2-hydroxy fatty acid (CHEBI:10283)
2-hydroxydodecanoic acid (CHEBI:36211) is a 2-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid (CHEBI:49302)
2-hydroxydodecanoic acid (CHEBI:36211) is conjugate acid of 2-hydroxydodecanoate (CHEBI:141772)
Incoming 2-hydroxydodecanoyl-CoA (CHEBI:139024) has functional parent 2-hydroxydodecanoic acid (CHEBI:36211)
(R)-2-hydroxylauric acid (CHEBI:36212) is a 2-hydroxydodecanoic acid (CHEBI:36211)
(S)-2-hydroxylauric acid (CHEBI:36213) is a 2-hydroxydodecanoic acid (CHEBI:36211)
2-hydroxydodecanoate (CHEBI:141772) is conjugate base of 2-hydroxydodecanoic acid (CHEBI:36211)
IUPAC Name
2-hydroxydodecanoic acid
Synonyms Sources
2-hydroxy-dodecanoic acid LIPID MAPS
2-hydroxylauric acid NIST Chemistry WebBook
α-hydroxy lauric acid LIPID MAPS
α-hydroxydodecanoic acid ChEBI
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LMFA01050036 LIPID MAPS
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
1323018 Gmelin Registry Number Gmelin
1724284 Beilstein Registry Number Beilstein
2984-55-6 CAS Registry Number NIST Chemistry WebBook
2984-55-6 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
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Last Modified
12 October 2018