CHEBI:45571 - heptanoic acid

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ChEBI Name heptanoic acid
ChEBI ID CHEBI:45571
Definition A C7, straight-chain fatty acid that contributes to the odour of some rancid oils. Used in the preparation of esters for the fragrance industry, and as an additive in cigarettes.
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Secondary ChEBI IDs CHEBI:45568, CHEBI:24519
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Formula C7H14O2
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 130.18486
Monoisotopic Mass 130.09938
InChI InChI=1S/C7H14O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7(8)9/h2-6H2,1H3,(H,8,9)
InChIKey MNWFXJYAOYHMED-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES CCCCCCC(O)=O
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): Bronsted acid
A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Bronsted base).
(via oxoacid )
Biological Role(s): plant metabolite
Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing heptanoic acid (CHEBI:45571) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
heptanoic acid (CHEBI:45571) is a medium-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:59554)
heptanoic acid (CHEBI:45571) is a straight-chain saturated fatty acid (CHEBI:39418)
heptanoic acid (CHEBI:45571) is conjugate acid of heptanoate (CHEBI:32362)
Incoming (2R)-aminoheptanoic acid (CHEBI:73738) has functional parent heptanoic acid (CHEBI:45571)
(3R,5R)-7-{4-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-(1-methylethyl)-2-[methyl(methylsulfonyl)amino]pyrimidin-5-yl}-3,5-dihydroxyheptanoic acid (CHEBI:42405) has functional parent heptanoic acid (CHEBI:45571)
(3S)-3,7-diaminoheptanoic acid (CHEBI:41030) has functional parent heptanoic acid (CHEBI:45571)
1,2-diheptanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (CHEBI:138195) has functional parent heptanoic acid (CHEBI:45571)
1-heptanoyl-2-hexadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (CHEBI:138200) has functional parent heptanoic acid (CHEBI:45571)
1-heptanoyl-2-hexanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (CHEBI:138198) has functional parent heptanoic acid (CHEBI:45571)
1-heptanoyl-2-hexanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (CHEBI:138923) has functional parent heptanoic acid (CHEBI:45571)
1-hexadecanoyl-2-heptanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (CHEBI:138199) has functional parent heptanoic acid (CHEBI:45571)
1-hexanoyl-2-heptanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (CHEBI:138197) has functional parent heptanoic acid (CHEBI:45571)
2-amino-4,5-dihydroxy-6-oxo-7-(phosphonooxy)heptanoic acid (CHEBI:52669) has functional parent heptanoic acid (CHEBI:45571)
2-heptanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (CHEBI:138266) has functional parent heptanoic acid (CHEBI:45571)
2-hydroxyheptanoic acid (CHEBI:73752) has functional parent heptanoic acid (CHEBI:45571)
3-hydroxyheptanoic acid (CHEBI:132838) has functional parent heptanoic acid (CHEBI:45571)
3-isopropenyl-6-oxoheptanoic acid (CHEBI:64264) has functional parent heptanoic acid (CHEBI:45571)
6-hydroxyheptanoic acid (CHEBI:78774) has functional parent heptanoic acid (CHEBI:45571)
7-hydroxyheptanoic acid (CHEBI:79112) has functional parent heptanoic acid (CHEBI:45571)
all-trans-retinyl heptanoate (CHEBI:138724) has functional parent heptanoic acid (CHEBI:45571)
N-heptanoylglycine (CHEBI:74433) has functional parent heptanoic acid (CHEBI:45571)
O-heptanoylcarnitine (CHEBI:74303) has functional parent heptanoic acid (CHEBI:45571)
atorvastatin (CHEBI:39548) has functional parent heptanoic acid (CHEBI:45571)
ethyl heptanoate (CHEBI:86618) has functional parent heptanoic acid (CHEBI:45571)
glucoheptonic acid (CHEBI:67270) has functional parent heptanoic acid (CHEBI:45571)
heptanoate ester (CHEBI:50898) has functional parent heptanoic acid (CHEBI:45571)
heptanoyl-CoA (CHEBI:37283) has functional parent heptanoic acid (CHEBI:45571)
perfluoroheptanoic acid (CHEBI:35547) has functional parent heptanoic acid (CHEBI:45571)
heptanoate (CHEBI:32362) is conjugate base of heptanoic acid (CHEBI:45571)
heptanoyl group (CHEBI:32363) is substituent group from heptanoic acid (CHEBI:45571)
IUPAC Name
heptanoic acid
Synonyms Sources
CH3‒[CH2]5‒COOH IUPAC
enanthic acid NIST Chemistry WebBook
enanthylic acid ChemIDplus
HEPTANOIC ACID PDBeChem
Heptansäure ChEBI
heptoic acid NIST Chemistry WebBook
heptylic acid NIST Chemistry WebBook
n-heptanoic acid NIST Chemistry WebBook
n-heptoic acid ChemIDplus
n-heptylic acid ChemIDplus
oenanthic acid ChemIDplus
oenanthylic acid ChemIDplus
Önanthsäure ChemIDplus
Manual Xrefs Databases
C17714 KEGG COMPOUND
CPD-7619 MetaCyc
DB02938 DrugBank
Heptanoic_acid Wikipedia
HMDB0000666 HMDB
LMFA01010007 LIPID MAPS
SHV PDBeChem
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
111-14-8 CAS Registry Number NIST Chemistry WebBook
111-14-8 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
142428 Gmelin Registry Number Gmelin
1744723 Beilstein Registry Number Beilstein
1744723 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
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15 January 2018