Term Name: medium-chain fatty acid
Synonyms: MCFA, MCFAs, medium-chain fatty acids
Definition: Any fatty acid with a chain length of between C6 and C12.
Ontology: Chebi [CHEBI:59554]

Relationships
is a type of: fatty acid
has subtype: (2E)-7-hydroxyhept-2-enoic acid (2E)-9-hydroxynon-2-enoic acid (2E)-11-hydroxy-2-dodecenoic acid (2E)-11-hydroxyundec-2-enoic acid (2E)-12-hydroxydodec-2-enoic acid (2E)-oct-2-enoic acid (2E,4E)-deca-2,4-dienoic acid (2E,4Z)-8-hydroxydeca-2,4-dienoic acid (2E,4Z)-deca-2,4-dienoic acid (2E,6R)-6-hydroxyhept-2-enoic acid (2E,7R)-7-hydroxyoct-2-enoic acid (2E,8R)-8-hydroxynon-2-enoic acid (2E,9R)-9-hydroxydec-2-enoic acid (2E,10R)-10-hydroxyundec-2-enoic acid (2E,11R)-11-hydroxydodec-2-enoic acid (2E,12R)-12-hydroxytridec-2-enoic acid (3E,5Z)-dodecadienoic acid (3R)-3,9-dihydroxynonanoic acid (3R)-3,10-dihydroxydecanoic acid (3R)-3,11-dihydroxyundecanoic acid (3R)-3,12-dihydroxylauric acid (3R,8R)-3,8-dihydroxynonanoic acid (3R,9R)-3,9-dihydroxydecanoic acid (3R,10R)-3,10-dihydroxyundecanoic acid (3R,11R)-3,11-dihydroxylauric acid (3S,4S)-3-hydroxy-4-methyldecanoic acid (3S,4S)-3-hydroxy-4-methyloctanoic acid (4R,6Z)-4-hydroxydodec-6-enoic acid (5R)-5-hydroxyhexanoic acid (6R,7S)-6,7-Epoxyoctadecanoic acid (7R)-7-hydroxyoctanoic acid (8R)-8-hydroxynonanoic acid (9R)-9-hydroxydecanoic acid (10R)-10-hydroxyundecanoic acid (E)-10-hydroxydec-2-enoic acid (E)-non-2-enoic acid 2,3-dihydroxydodecanoic acid 2,5-Decadienoic acid 2,6-dimethylheptanoic acid 2,6-Nonadienoic acid 2-[[6-methyl-4-oxo-5-(phenylmethyl)-1H-pyrimidin-2-yl]thio]hexanoic acid 2-bromodecanoic acid 2-Hexyl-2-decenoic acid 2-hydroxy-10-undecenoic acid 2-Hydroxy-cis-hex-2,4-dienoate 2-hydroxydecanoic acid 2-hydroxydodec-2-enoic acid 2-hydroxynonanoic acid 2-methylhexanoic acid 2-oxododecanoic acid 2-oxohexanoic acid 2E,4E-Dodecadienoic acid 2E,8Z-undecadiene-4,6-diynoic acid 2E-decenedioic acid 3,5-Hexadienoic acid 3,7-Dimethyl-2-octenoic acid 3,12-dihydroxylauric acid 3-(1-Hydroxymethyl-1-propenyl)pentanedioic acid 3-Chloro-2-hydroxymuconic semialdehyde 3-Dodecynoic acid 3-hydroxydecanoic acid 3-hydroxyheptanoic acid 3-hydroxylauric acid 3-hydroxyoctanoic acid 3-Methyl-heptanoic acid 3-Methyl-hexanoic acid 3-Methyl-nonanoic acid 3-methylundecanoic acid 3-tert-butyladipic acid 3E-Undecenoic acid 4,8-Dimethyl-dodecanoic acid 4,8-dimethylnonanoic acid 4-Dodecynoic acid 4-Heptynoic acid 4-hydroxylauric acid 4-hydroxynon-2-enoic acid 4-Undecynoic acid 4E-Decenedioic acid 5,7-Nonadienoic acid 5,7-octadienoic acid 5,8,11-dodecatriynoic acid 5,11-dodecadiynoic acid 5-(3-hydroxyphenyl)pentanoic acid 5-(4-hydroxyphenyl)pentanoic acid 5-Amino-4-Chloro-2-(5-hydroxymuconoyl)-3(2H)-pyridazinone 5-Hydroxycapric acid 5-hydroxyhexanoic acid 5-Oxo-7-Decynoic acid 5-oxo-7-octenoic acid 5-oxohexanoic acid 6-[2-(2-chlorophenyl)-4-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-1,3-dioxan-5-yl]-4-hexenoic acid 6-Hydroxy-2-hexynoic acid 6-hydroxy-3-isopropenylheptanoic acid 6-hydroxyheptanoic acid 6-hydroxyhex-3-enoic acid 6-hydroxyhexanoic acid 6-Methyl caprylic acid 6-oxohexanoic acid 6E-octene-2,4-diynoic acid 7(8)-EpDPE 7-[(2S,4S,5R)-4-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-2-(trifluoromethyl)-1,3-dioxan-5-yl]-5-heptenoic acid 7-[(3-chloro-6-methyl-5,5-dioxo-11H-benzo[c][2,1]benzothiazepin-11-yl)amino]heptanoic acid 7-[2-[(2-methylphenyl)methylidene]hydrazinyl]-7-oxoheptanoic acid 7-[4-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-2-(trifluoromethyl)-1,3-dioxan-5-yl]-5-heptenoic acid 7-chloro-2E-heptenoic acid 7-Hydroxy-5-heptynoic acid 7-hydroxyheptanoic acid 7-hydroxylauric acid 7-Mercaptoheptanoic acid 7-methyl-3-oxooct-6-enoic acid 7-methyloctanoic acid 7-oxoheptanoic acid 8-[2-[[5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furanyl]methylidene]hydrazinyl]-8-oxooctanoic acid 8-aminooctanoic acid 8-hydroxylauric acid 8-hydroxyoctanoic acid 8-Methyl-6-nonenoic acid 8-nonynoic acid 9,10-12,13-Diepoxyoctadecanoate 9,10-EOT 9,12-Dioxo-dodecanoic acid 9-[4-[(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-[[(2S,3S)-3-[(2S,3S)-3-hydroxybutan-2-yl]-2-oxiranyl]methyl]-2-oxanyl]-3-methyl-1-oxobut-2-enoxy]nonanoic acid 9-amino-decanoic acid 9-Dodecynoic acid 9-hydroxy-7Z-nonene-3,5-diynoic acid 9-hydroxylauric acid 9-hydroxynonanoic acid 9-hydroxyundec-10-enoic acid 9-Methyldodecanoic acid 9-oxo-2,4,5,7-decatetraenoic acid 9-Oxo-2E-decenoic acid 9-oxononanoic acid 10-fluoro-capric acid 10-hydroxy-(2E,8E)-decadien-4-ynoic acid 10-hydroxy-8E-decene-2,4,6-triynoic acid 10-hydroxycapric acid 10-hydroxylauric acid 10-methyldodecanoic acid 10-methylundecanoic acid 10-oxocapric acid 10-propoxydecanoic acid 11-Aminoundecanoic acid 11-hydroxylauric acid 11-hydroxyundecanoic acid 12-aminododecanoic acid 12-chloro-dodecanoic acid 12-hydroxylauric acid 12-oxo-5E,8E,10Z-dodecatrienoic acid 12-oxo-10Z-dodecenoic acid 12-oxo-trans-10-dodecenoic acid 12-oxododecanoic acid acexamic acid cis-11-Methyl-2-dodecenoic acid citronellic acid decanoic acid decenoic acid Dihydrosterculic acid dodecadienoic acid dodecanoic acid dodecatrienoic acid dodecenoic acid Etherolenic acid gamma-6(7)-EpODE gamma-9(10)-EpODE heptanoic acid heptatrienoic acid heptenoic acid hexadienoic acid hexanoic acid hexenoic acid hexyldecanoic acid isocaproic acid isotridecanoic acid nonanoic acid octadienoic acid octanoic acid octatrienoic acid sorbic acid undecanoic acid undecenoic acid Zinc undecylenate
inverse is_conjugate_base_of: medium-chain fatty acid anion
is_conjugate_acid_of: medium-chain fatty acid anion