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Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Octanoic Acid

Synonyms

Fatty Acid 8:0

Octanoic Acid

Caprylic Acid

CAPRYLIC ACID

Definitions

A saturated medium-chain fatty acid with an 8-carbon backbone. Octanoic acid is found naturally in the milk of various mammals and is a minor component of coconut oil and palm kernel oil.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C68331

ALT_DEFINITION

Saturated fatty acid with 8 carbons.

CAS_Registry

124-07-2

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:28837

Chemical_Formula

C8H16O2

code

C68331

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C63923

Contributing_Source

CRCH

FDA

DEFINITION

A saturated medium-chain fatty acid with an 8-carbon backbone. Octanoic acid is found naturally in the milk of various mammals and is a minor component of coconut oil and palm kernel oil.

FDA_UNII_Code

OBL58JN025

FULL_SYN

Fatty Acid 8:0

Octanoic Acid

Caprylic Acid

CAPRYLIC ACID

INFOODS

F8D0

label

Octanoic Acid

Legacy Concept Name

Caprylic_Acid

Preferred_Name

Octanoic Acid

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C68331

Semantic_Type

Organic Chemical

UMLS_CUI

C0054616

Unit

g

USDA_ID

609

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C68391

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C68421

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