2-aminooctanoic acid

Term ID

CHEBI:75145

Synonyms

• (+-)-2-aminooctanoic acid
• (+/-)-2-aminooctanoic acid
• 2-amino-DL-caprylic acid
• 2-aminocaprylic acid
• alpha-aminocaprylic acid
• alpha-aminooctanoic acid
• D,L-2-aminooctanoic acid
• dl-2-aminocaprylic acid
• DL-2-aminooctanoic acid
• dl-alpha-amino-n-caprylic acid
• DL-alpha-aminocaprylic acid
• NSC 20147

Definition

An α-amino fatty acid that is caprylic acid which is substituted at position 2 by an amino group.

References

• cas:644-90-6
• hmdb:HMDB0000991
• lipidmaps:LMFA01100056
• metacyc.compound:CPD-3687
• pubmed:14030438
• pubmed:965460
• reaxys:1722614

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )