Term Name: hexanoic acid
Synonyms: 1-hexanoic acid, 1-pentanecarboxylic acid, 6:0, butylacetic acid, C6:0, caproic acid, capronic acid, CH3-[CH2]4-COOH, Hexanoate, Hexanoic acid, hexoic acid, Hexylic acid, n-Caproic acid, n-hexanoic acid, n-hexoic acid, n-hexylic acid, Pentanecarboxylic acid, pentiformic acid, pentylformic acid
Definition: A C6, straight-chain saturated fatty acid.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:30776]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: medium-chain fatty acid straight-chain saturated fatty acid
has_role: human metabolite plant metabolite
inverse has_functional_parent: (3R)-3,6-diaminohexanoic acid (3S)-3,6-diaminohexanoic acid (3S,5S)-3,5-diaminohexanoic acid (4S,5S)-4,5-dihydroxy-2,6-dioxohexanoic acid (5R)-5-hydroxyhexanoic acid (5S)-5-amino-3-oxohexanoic acid (9R,13R)-1a,1b-dinor-10,11-dihydro-12-oxo-15-phytoenoic acid (R)-3-hydroxyhexanoyl-CoA (S)-(+)-4-(5-carboxypentyl)methamphetamine 1,2-dihexanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine 1,2-dihexanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine 1,2-dihexanoyl-sn-glycerol 1-heptanoyl-2-hexanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine 1-heptanoyl-2-hexanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine 1-hexanoyl-2-heptanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine 1-hexanoyl-2-octadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine 1-octadecanoyl-2-hexanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine 2,5-diaminohexanoic acid 2,6-dioxo-6-phenylhexanoic acid 2-amino-5-oxohexanoic acid 2-aminohexanoic acid 2-hydroxyhexanoic acid 2-oxohexanoic acid 3-deoxy-D-glycero-hexo-2,5-diulosonic acid 3-hydroxy-5-oxohexanoic acid 3-oxohexanoic acid 4-hydroxy-2-oxohexanoic acid 5-hydroxyhexanoic acid 5-oxohexanoic acid 6-acetamido-3-aminohexanoic acid 6-amino-2-oxohexanoic acid 6-aminohexanoic acid 6-bromohexanoic acid 6-hydroxy-2-oxohexanoic acid 6-hydroxyhexanoic acid 6-oxohexanoic acid 6-{4-[hydroxy-(4-nitrophenoxy)phosphoryl]butyrylamino}hexanoic acid caproylcholine dethiobiotin hexanamide hexanoate ester hexanoyl-CoA lysine lysophosphatidylcholine 6:0 N-(6-aminohexanoyl)-6-aminohexanoic acid N-(hexanoyl)ethanolamine N-caproyl-1-palmitoyl-2-linoleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine N-hexanoyl-(2S)-hydroxyglycine N-hexanoyl-beta-D-galactosylsphinganine N-hexanoyldihydroceramide N-hexanoylphytosphingosine N-hexanoylphytosphingosine 1-phosphate N-hexanoylsphingosine 1-phosphate N-hexanoylsphingosine-1-phosphocholine N-hexanoylsphingosine-1-phosphoethanolamine perfluorohexanoic acid pescaprein XXIX S-hexanoyl-4'-phosphopantetheine S-propyl hexanethioate
inverse is_conjugate_base_of: hexanoate
inverse is_substituent_group_from: hexanoyl group
is_conjugate_acid_of: hexanoate