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ChEBI

isocaproic acid

Term ID
CHEBI:74903
Synonyms
  • 4,4-Dimethylbutanoic acid
  • 4-Methyl-N-valeric acid
  • 4-Methyl-pentanoic acid
  • 4-Methyl-Valeric acid
  • 4-methylpentanoic acid
  • 4-Methylvaleric acid
  • Isobutylacetic acid
  • Isocaproic acid
  • Isohexanoic acid
  • Isohexoic acid
Definition
A methyl-branched fatty acid that is pentanoic acid with a methyl group substituent at position 4. It is a metabolite of 20 α-hydroxycholesterol
References
  • cas:646-07-1
  • drugbank:DB03993
  • hmdb:HMDB0000689
  • lipidmaps:LMFA01020076
  • pdb-ccd:4MV
  • pubmed:14446007
  • reaxys:1741912
Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Resources
CTD
Relationships
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from isocaproic acid
Phenotype where environments contain isocaproic acid
Phenotype modified by environments containing isocaproic acid
Phenotype affecting isocaproic acid
Human Disease Model
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