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capric acid
Sign in to saveAlso known as decoic acid, CH3-[CH2]8-COOH, n-decanoic acid, caprinic acid, 1-nonanecarboxylic acid, n-decylic acid, n-decoic acid, 10:0
saturated fatty acid
Chemical data
- Formula
- C10H20O2
- Molecular weight
- 172.26 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- decanoic acid
- SMILES
- CCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
- InChIKey
- GHVNFZFCNZKVNT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 4.1
- Polar surface area
- 37.3 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Research
1,895 papers- Potential of Capric Acid in Neurological Disorders: An Overview.Neurochemical research · 2023
- Capric Acid Behaves Agonistic Effect on Calcitriol to Control Inflammatory Mediators in Colon Cancer Cells.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
- Capric acid secreted by Saccharomyces boulardii influences the susceptibility of Candida albicans to fluconazole and amphotericin B.Scientific reports · 2021
- Synergistic Effects of Capric Acid and Colistin against Colistin-Susceptible and Colistin-Resistant Enterobacterales.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
- Insights into Effects of Combined Capric and Lauric Acid on Rumen Bacterial Composition.Microorganisms · 2024
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Wikidata facts
- Has part
- carbon
- Mass
- 172.146
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- canonical SMILES
- CCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
- chemical formula
- C₁₀H₂₀O₂
- Commons category
- Capric acid
- subject has role
- antifungal
- melting point
- 31.99
- boiling point
- 268.75
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Encyclopedic overview
Capric acid, also known as decanoic acid or decylic acid, is a saturated fatty acid, medium-chain fatty acid (MCFA), and carboxylic acid. Its formula is CH3(CH2)8COOH. Salts and esters of decanoic acid are called caprates or decanoates. The term capric acid is derived from the Latin "caper / capra" (goat) because the sweaty, unpleasant smell of the compound is reminiscent of goats.
Occurrence
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