RefMet Compound Details

RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0153468
RefMet nameCapric acid
Alternative nameFA 10:0
Systematic namedecanoic acid
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
Sum CompositionFA 10:0 View other entries in RefMet with this sum composition
Exact mass172.146330 (neutral)
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FormulaC10H20O2View other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile32 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=1S/C10H20O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10(11)12/h2-9H2,1H3,(H,11,12)
InChIKeyGHVNFZFCNZKVNT-UHFFFAOYSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassFatty Acyls
Main ClassFatty acids
Sub ClassSaturated FA
Distribution of Capric acid in NMDR studies
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StudiesNMDR Studies reporting Capric acid
External Links
Pubchem CID2969
LIPID MAPSLMFA01010010
ChEBI ID30813
KEGG IDC01571
HMDB IDHMDB0000511
Chemspider ID2863
MetaCyc IDCPD-3617
Spectral data for Capric acid standards
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Structural annotation level
Annotation level1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)

Table of KEGG reactions in human pathways involving Capric acid

Rxn IDKEGG ReactionEnzyme
R08158 Decanoyl-[acp] + H2O <=> Acyl-carrier protein + Decanoic aciddecanoyl-[acyl-carrier protein] hydrolase

Table of KEGG human pathways containing Capric acid

Pathway IDHuman Pathway# of reactions
hsa00061 Fatty acid biosynthesis 1
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