tricaproin

Term ID

CHEBI:77386

Synonyms

• 1,2,3-Propanetriyl hexanoate
• 1,2,3-Tricaproylglycerol
• 1,2,3-trihexanoylglycerol
• Caproic triglyceride
• Glycerol tricaproate
• Glycerol tricapronate
• Glycerol trihexanoate
• Glyceryl tricaproate
• Hexanoic acid, 1,2,3-propanetriyl ester
• propane-1,2,3-triyl tricaproate
• propane-1,2,3-triyl trihexanoate
• TG 6:0/6:0/6:0
• Tricaproylglycerol
• Trihexanoin
• Trihexanoyl glycerol
• trihexanoylglycerol

Definition

A triglyceride obtained by condensation of each of the three hydroxy groups of glycerol with hexanoic (caproic) acid.

References

• agr:IND43986228
• cas:621-70-5
• hmdb:HMDB0031125
• patent:KR20080063014
• patent:WO2008082028
• pubmed:10917917
• pubmed:3146344
• pubmed:5031847
• pubmed:6612095
• reaxys:1806732

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )

Resources

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