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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 alpha-hydroxycholesterol
References
  • CAS:646-07-1
  • DrugBank:DB03993
  • HMDB:HMDB0000689
  • LIPID_MAPS_instance:LMFA01020076
  • PDBeChem:4MV
  • PMID:14446007
  • Reaxys:1741912
Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Resources
CTD
Relationships
is a type of
has_role
inverse has_functional_parent
inverse is_conjugate_base_of
is_conjugate_acid_of
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from isocaproic acid
Phenotype where environments contain isocaproic acid
Phenotype modified by environments containing isocaproic acid
Human Disease / Model Data
Citations