H7396
(±)-2-Hydroxyoctanoic acid
Synonym(s):
2-Hydroxycaprylic acid, (±)-2-Hydroxycaprylic acid
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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)5CH(OH)COOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
160.21
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
210-524-3
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1760638
MDL number:
form
powder
Quality Level
functional group
carboxylic acid
lipid type
saturated FAs
shipped in
ambient
storage temp.
room temp
SMILES string
CCCCCCC(O)C(O)=O
InChI
1S/C8H16O3/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7(9)8(10)11/h7,9H,2-6H2,1H3,(H,10,11)
InChI key
JKRDADVRIYVCCY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Biochem/physiol Actions
(±)-2-Hydroxyoctanoic acid inhibits purified medium-chain acyl-CoA synthetase from bovine liver mitochondria (Ki, 500 uM) with hexanoic acid as a substrate .
(±)-2-Hydroxyoctanoic acid is a mixture of the D and L-2-hydroxyoctanoic acid enantiomers. (±)-2-Hydroxyoctanoic acid may be used in the development of medium-chain hydroxy-fatty acid enantiomer separation and detection systems. 2-Hydroxyoctanoic acid may be used as an inhibitor to study the kinteics of medium chain acyl-CoA synthetase(s).
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Warning
hcodes
Hazard Classifications
Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3
target_organs
Respiratory system
Storage Class
11 - Combustible Solids
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
ppe
dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves
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