Term Name: | 10-hydroxycapric acid |
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Synonyms: | 10-hydroxycapric acid, 10-Hydroxydecanoate, 10-Hydroxydecanoic acid, 10-OH-capric acid, 10-OH-decanoic acid |
Definition: | A 10-carbon, omega-hydroxy fatty acid, shown to be the preferred hydroxylation product (together with the 9-OH isomer) of capric acid in biosystems, and used as a standard in lipid assays; reported to have cytotoxic effects. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:17409] ( EBI ) |