Term Name: 2-hydroxyhexanoic acid
Synonyms: 2-hydroxycaproic acid, 2-hydroxyhexanoic acid
Definition: A hydroxy fatty acid that is caproic (hexanoic) acid substituted by a hydroxy group at position 2.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:86542]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: hydroxy fatty acid
has_functional_parent: hexanoic acid
has_role: animal metabolite
inverse has_functional_parent: 2-hydroxyhexanoyl-CoA
inverse is_conjugate_base_of: 2-hydroxyhexanoate
is_conjugate_acid_of: 2-hydroxyhexanoate