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Preferred IUPAC name
3-Hydroxyoctanoic acid | |
Other names
3-Hydroxycaprylic acid; β-Hydroxyoctanoic acid
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Identifiers | |
3D model (
JSmol)
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ChEBI | |
ChemSpider | |
MeSH | C101940 |
PubChem
CID
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Properties | |
C8H16O3 | |
Molar mass | 160.213 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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3-Hydroxyoctanoic acid is a beta-hydroxy acid that is naturally produced in humans, other animals, and plants.
3-Hydroxyoctanoic acid is the primary endogenous agonist of hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 3 (HCA3), a G protein-coupled receptor protein which is encoded by the human gene HCAR3. [1] [2] In plants, signalling chemical emitted by the orchid Cymbidium floribundum and recognized by Japanese honeybees ( Apis cerana japonica). [3]
Names | |
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Preferred IUPAC name
3-Hydroxyoctanoic acid | |
Other names
3-Hydroxycaprylic acid; β-Hydroxyoctanoic acid
| |
Identifiers | |
3D model (
JSmol)
|
|
ChEBI | |
ChemSpider | |
MeSH | C101940 |
PubChem
CID
|
|
UNII | |
CompTox Dashboard (
EPA)
|
|
| |
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Properties | |
C8H16O3 | |
Molar mass | 160.213 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
|
3-Hydroxyoctanoic acid is a beta-hydroxy acid that is naturally produced in humans, other animals, and plants.
3-Hydroxyoctanoic acid is the primary endogenous agonist of hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 3 (HCA3), a G protein-coupled receptor protein which is encoded by the human gene HCAR3. [1] [2] In plants, signalling chemical emitted by the orchid Cymbidium floribundum and recognized by Japanese honeybees ( Apis cerana japonica). [3]