Octanal (BioCAD00000015500)
Metabolite Card
Chinese Name: 辛醛
Formula: C8H16O (128.1201)
SMILES:
CCCCCCCC=O
Synonyms [en]
octanal; 1-octanal; Caprylaldehyde; 1-Octylaldehyde; n-Octaldehyde; OCTYLALDEHYDE
Last reviewed on 2026-04-16.
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Octanal. 数据之源,洞见之始. SMRUCC genomics institute, a synthetic life researcher from China.
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Note
Octanal, also known as 1-caprylaldehyde or aldehyde C-8, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as medium-chain aldehydes. These are an aldehyde with a chain length containing between 6 and 12 carbon atoms. Thus, octanal is considered to be a fatty aldehyde lipid molecule. A saturated fatty aldehyde formally arising from reduction of the carboxy group of caprylic acid (octanoic acid). Octanal is a very hydrophobic molecule, practically insoluble in water, and relatively neutral. Octanal exists in all eukaryotes, ranging from yeast to humans. Octanal is an aldehydic, citrus, and fat tasting compound. Octanal is commonly found in high concentrations in limes, caraway, and mandarin orange (clementine, tangerine) and in lower concentrations in wild carrots and carrots. Octanal has also been detected, but not quantified in several different foods, such as cherry tomato, brussel sprouts, alaska wild rhubarbs, sweet marjorams, and sunflowers.
DBLinks
- CAS Registry Number: 124-13-0
- PubChem CID: 454
- ChEBI: 17935
- HMDB: HMDB0001140
- LipidMaps: LMFA06000028
- KEGG: C01545
- BioCyc: CPD-371
- NCBI MeSH: caprylic aldehyde
- Wikipedia: Octanal
Other DBLinks
- CAS Registry Number: 124-13-0
- CAS Registry Number: 27457-18-7
- CAS Registry Number: 3761-94-2
- PubChem: 454
- PubChem: 77376
- ChEBI: ChEBI:17935
- HMDB: HMDB0001140
- HMDB: HMDB01140
- LipidMaps: LMFA06000028
- KEGG: C01545
- BioCyc: CPD-371
- NCBI MeSH: caprylic aldehyde
- Wikipedia: Octanal
- RefMet: RM0149822
- MoNA: FiehnHILIC002195
- MoNA: FiehnLib000849
- MoNA: FiehnLib000850
- MoNA: FiehnLibVolatile0023
- MoNA: HMDB0001140_c_ms_99655
- MoNA: HMDB0001140_c_ms_99656
- MoNA: HMDB0001140_c_ms_99657
- MoNA: HMDB0001140_c_ms_99658
- MoNA: HMDB0001140_c_ms_99659
- MoNA: HMDB0001140_c_ms_99660
- MoNA: HMDB0001140_c_ms_99661
- MoNA: JP001483
- MoNA: JP008682
- MoNA: JP008766
- MoNA: JP009326
- Metlin: METLIN_6033
- Coconut NaturalProduct: CNP0146292.0
- Coconut NaturalProduct: CNP0595918.0
- PMHub: MS000008635
- metaboanalyst: 399390b6107988bc0d8dbe4c909d9209
- metaboanalyst: c171aa96fb77d30b6c1b269f7037cb9d
- HERB: HBIN002797
- HERB: HBIN037790
- HERB: HBIN038534
Class / Ontology
- WishartLab ClassyFire: [Carbonyl compounds] Carbonyl compounds
- RefMet: [Fatty aldehydes] Fatty aldehydes
- LipidMaps: [Fatty aldehydes [FA06]] Fatty aldehydes [FA06]
- ChEBI: [CHEBI:17935] octanal
- Coconut NaturalProduct: [Fatty alcohols] Fatty alcohols
- Coconut NaturalProduct: [Fatty aldehydes] Fatty aldehydes
| ID | EC Number | Name |
|---|---|---|
| KEGG:R02878 | 1.1.1.1 | 1-octanol:NAD+ oxidoreductase |
| Rhea:RHEA:24621 | 1.1.1.73 | octan-1-ol + NAD+ => octanal + NADH + H+ |
| Rhea:RHEA:24622 | 1.1.1.73 | octanal + NADH + H+ => octan-1-ol + NAD+ |
| Rhea:RHEA:24623 | 1.1.1.73 | octan-1-ol + NAD+ <=> octanal + NADH + H+ |
| Rhea:RHEA:44101 | octanal + NAD+ + H2O => octanoate + NADH + 2 H+ | |
| Rhea:RHEA:44102 | octanoate + NADH + 2 H+ => octanal + NAD+ + H2O | |
| Rhea:RHEA:44103 | octanal + NAD+ + H2O <=> octanoate + NADH + 2 H+ | |
| Rhea:RHEA:50781 | octanal + NADP+ => (2E)-octenal + NADPH + H+ | |
| Rhea:RHEA:50782 | (2E)-octenal + NADPH + H+ => octanal + NADP+ | |
| Rhea:RHEA:50783 | octanal + NADP+ <=> (2E)-octenal + NADPH + H+ | |
| Rhea:RHEA:58385 | octan-1-ol + NADP+ => octanal + NADPH + H+ | |
| Rhea:RHEA:58386 | octanal + NADPH + H+ => octan-1-ol + NADP+ | |
| Rhea:RHEA:58387 | octan-1-ol + NADP+ <=> octanal + NADPH + H+ | |
| Rhea:RHEA:59905 | octanal + NADP+ + H2O => octanoate + NADPH + 2 H+ | |
| Rhea:RHEA:59906 | octanoate + NADPH + 2 H+ => octanal + NADP+ + H2O | |
| Rhea:RHEA:59907 | octanal + NADP+ + H2O <=> octanoate + NADPH + 2 H+ | |
| Rhea:RHEA:65737 | 1.14.11.77 | octyl sulfate + 2-oxoglutarate + O2 => octanal + sulfate + succinate + CO2 + H+ |
| Rhea:RHEA:65738 | 1.14.11.77 | octanal + sulfate + succinate + CO2 + H+ => octyl sulfate + 2-oxoglutarate + O2 |
| Rhea:RHEA:65739 | 1.14.11.77 | octyl sulfate + 2-oxoglutarate + O2 <=> octanal + sulfate + succinate + CO2 + H+ |
| Rhea:RHEA:68933 | octanoate + ATP + NADPH + H+ => octanal + AMP + diphosphate + NADP+ |
Taxonomy Source
- Aceriphyllum rossii [ncbi taxid: ]
- Acmella ciliata [ncbi taxid: 3122487]
- Agnorhiza bolanderi [ncbi taxid: 230216]
- Akebia quinata [ncbi taxid: 13331]
- Akebia trifoliata [ncbi taxid: 155132]
- Alangium premnifolium [ncbi taxid: 2918396]
- Alligator mississippiensis [ncbi taxid: 8496]
- Aloe africana [ncbi taxid: 1080010]
- Aloe ferox [ncbi taxid: 117798]
- Aloe spicata [ncbi taxid: 992642]
- Aloe vera [ncbi taxid: 34199]
- Alstonia muelleriana [ncbi taxid: 1382056]
- Anaxagorea clavata [ncbi taxid: ]
- Angelica acutiloba [ncbi taxid: 55605]
- Angelica gigas [ncbi taxid: 85712]
- Angelica sinensis [ncbi taxid: 165353]
- Angelica tarokoensis [ncbi taxid: 2831630]
- Anthemis aciphylla BOISS.var.discoidea BOISS [ncbi taxid: ]
- Araujia sericifera [ncbi taxid: 63463]
- Aria pallescens [ncbi taxid: ]
- Arnica nevadensis [ncbi taxid: 436208]
- Artemisia annua [ncbi taxid: 35608]
- Artemisia argyi [ncbi taxid: 259893]
- Artemisia cina [ncbi taxid: 1473222]
- Artemisia monogyna [ncbi taxid: 1903222]
- Artemisia montana [ncbi taxid: 669134]
- Artemisia princeps [ncbi taxid: 223870]
- Bassia butyracea [ncbi taxid: ]
- Beyeria brevifolia [ncbi taxid: 2752376]
- Bistorta manshuriensis [ncbi taxid: 1548133]
- Bistorta officinalis [ncbi taxid: 125587]
- Bombax ceiba [ncbi taxid: 45325]
- Bragantia wallichii [ncbi taxid: ]
- Bupleurum chinense [ncbi taxid: 52451]
- Bupleurum falcatum [ncbi taxid: 46367]
- Bupleurum scorzonerifolium [ncbi taxid: 48105]
- Bursaria spinosa [ncbi taxid: 105281]
- Capsella bursa-pastoris [ncbi taxid: 3719]
- Capsicum annuum [ncbi taxid: 4072]
- Carum carvi [ncbi taxid: 48032]
- Catha edulis [ncbi taxid: 123405]
- Centaurea sessilis [ncbi taxid: ]
- Chloranthus tianmushanensis [ncbi taxid: ]
- Chresta sphaerocephala [ncbi taxid: 434639]
- Chromolaena odorata [ncbi taxid: 103745]
- Chromolaena pulchella [ncbi taxid: ]
- Citrullus lanatus [ncbi taxid: 3654]
- Citrus aurantiifolia [ncbi taxid: ]
- Citrus aurantium [ncbi taxid: ]
- Citrus limonia [ncbi taxid: 171249]
- Citrus maxima [ncbi taxid: 37334]
- Citrus medica [ncbi taxid: 171251]
- Citrus natsudaidai [ncbi taxid: 109792]
- Citrus reticulata [ncbi taxid: 85571]
- Citrus reticulate [ncbi taxid: ]
- Citrus sinensis [ncbi taxid: 2711]
- Citrus spp. [ncbi taxid: ]
- Citrus trifoliata [ncbi taxid: 37690]
- Citrus unshiu [ncbi taxid: 55188]
- Cladonia evansii [ncbi taxid: 197026]
- Clonostachys rosea [ncbi taxid: 29856]
- Coccus fagi [ncbi taxid: ]
- Colobocentrotus atratus [ncbi taxid: 39290]
- Coreopsis nodosa [ncbi taxid: ]
- Coriandrum sativum [ncbi taxid: 4047]
- Cornulaca monacantha [ncbi taxid: 454476]
- Crocus sativus [ncbi taxid: 82528]
- Dacrydium cupressinum [ncbi taxid: 56890]
- Daucus carota [ncbi taxid: 4039]
- Delphinium andersoni [ncbi taxid: ]
- Dendrosenecio kilimanjari [ncbi taxid: 109559]
- Diphasia angolensis [ncbi taxid: ]
- Dipterocarpus alatus [ncbi taxid: 340438]
- Drosera peltata [ncbi taxid: 4369]
- Echinops amplexicaulis [ncbi taxid: 910522]
- Eleutherococcus giraldii [ncbi taxid: 265763]
- Elsholtzia ciliata [ncbi taxid: 662901]
- Epaltes gariepina [ncbi taxid: 1548596]
- Epimedium davidii [ncbi taxid: 253605]
- Eryngium expansum [ncbi taxid: 488463]
- Erysimum odoratum [ncbi taxid: 1137569]
- Eupolyphaga sinensis [ncbi taxid: 367774]
- Eutypella scoparia [ncbi taxid: ]
- Ficus formosana [ncbi taxid: 1127366]
- Flacourtia inermis [ncbi taxid: 1857402]
- Fragaria x ananassa [ncbi taxid: 3747]
- Fructus hippophae [ncbi taxid: ]
- Frullania tamarisci [ncbi taxid: 95764]
- Fusarium gibbosum [ncbi taxid: 2126134]
- Galenia africana [ncbi taxid: ]
- Gardenia fosbergii [ncbi taxid: ]
- Glehnia littoralis [ncbi taxid: 48119]
- Globba malaccensis [ncbi taxid: ]
- Glycine tomentella [ncbi taxid: 44015]
- Gnidia lamprantha [ncbi taxid: ]
- Haematococcus lacustris [ncbi taxid: 44745]
- Hansenia forbesii [ncbi taxid: 165499]
- Hansenia weberbaueriana [ncbi taxid: 54724]
- Heterotheca inuloides [ncbi taxid: 3015714]
- Hippophae rhamnoides [ncbi taxid: 193516]
- Homo sapiens [ncbi taxid: 9606]
- Homo sapiens (Skin) [ncbi taxid: ]
- Houttuynia cordata [ncbi taxid: 16752]
- Hypoxylon rubiginosum [ncbi taxid: 110542]
- Ilex affinis [ncbi taxid: 185489]
- Ilex amara [ncbi taxid: 185490]
- Isodon japonicus [ncbi taxid: 425908]
- Isodon kameba [ncbi taxid: ]
- Kaempferia pulchra [ncbi taxid: 199647]
- Knightia excelsa [ncbi taxid: 35944]
- Lactarius scrobiculatus [ncbi taxid: 93011]
- Laurencia distichophylla [ncbi taxid: ]
- Leonurus glaucescens [ncbi taxid: 445399]
- Lepidium draba [ncbi taxid: 153317]
- Ligusticum chuanxiong [ncbi taxid: 2689076]
- Lycium barbarum [ncbi taxid: 112863]
- Lycium chinense [ncbi taxid: 112883]
- Lycopersicon esculentum [ncbi taxid: ]
- Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. [ncbi taxid: ]
- Maba buxifolia [ncbi taxid: ]
- Mentha arvensis [ncbi taxid: 292239]
- Mentha canadensis [ncbi taxid: 294733]
- Micromeria pineolens [ncbi taxid: 306397]
- Mosla chinensis [ncbi taxid: 516065]
- Nemalion vermiculare [ncbi taxid: 935621]
- Nicotiana undulata [ncbi taxid: 118713]
- Nidula candida [ncbi taxid: 1348642]
- Notopterygium forbesii [ncbi taxid: ]
- Odixia angusta [ncbi taxid: 125740]
- Oldenlandia diffusa [ncbi taxid: ]
- Olea europaea [ncbi taxid: 4146]
- Ophiocoma scolopendrina [ncbi taxid: 1365868]
- Ostericum grosseserratum [ncbi taxid: 182415]
- Panax ginseng [ncbi taxid: 4054]
- Panax notoginseng [ncbi taxid: 44586]
- Panax quinquefolius [ncbi taxid: 44588]
- Panax schinseng [ncbi taxid: ]
- Passiflora incarnata [ncbi taxid: 159425]
- Patrinia scabiosifolia [ncbi taxid: 300888]
- Patrinia villosa [ncbi taxid: 183944]
- Penicillium citreonigrum [ncbi taxid: 69768]
- Pheidole pallidula [ncbi taxid: 190770]
- Prosopis glandulosa [ncbi taxid: ]
- Prunus laurocerasus [ncbi taxid: 32242]
- Pseudopterogorgia kallos [ncbi taxid: ]
- Pteris prolifera [ncbi taxid: ]
- Pterocarpus grandiflorus [ncbi taxid: ]
- Pterocladiella tenuis [ncbi taxid: 947988]
- Pyrosoma giganteum [ncbi taxid: ]
- Quercus aegilops [ncbi taxid: ]
- Quercus sessiliflora [ncbi taxid: ]
- Rhizobium phaseoli [ncbi taxid: 396]
- Saccharomyces pastori [ncbi taxid: ]
- Salacia madagascariensis [ncbi taxid: 670374]
- Salvia officinalis [ncbi taxid: 38868]
- Saposhnikovia divaricata [ncbi taxid: 203717]
- Saussurea carthamoides [ncbi taxid: ]
- Securidaca inappendiculata [ncbi taxid: 3091905]
- Senecio paludaffinis [ncbi taxid: 1892289]
- Senecio squalidus [ncbi taxid: 121554]
- Senna alexandrina [ncbi taxid: 72402]
- Seriphidium cinum [ncbi taxid: ]
- Sesbania punicea [ncbi taxid: 543741]
- Simira eliezeriana [ncbi taxid: ]
- Solanum acaule [ncbi taxid: 103871]
- Spodoptera eridania [ncbi taxid: 37547]
- Stenostomum lucidum [ncbi taxid: 43446]
- Streptomyces althioticus [ncbi taxid: 83380]
- Streptomyces flocculus [ncbi taxid: ]
- Streptomyces griseovariabilis [ncbi taxid: 284636]
- Swertia delavayi [ncbi taxid: 166617]
- Syncerus caffer [ncbi taxid: 9970]
- Tachigalia paniculata [ncbi taxid: ]
- Tanacetum annuum [ncbi taxid: ]
- Taxodium mucronatum [ncbi taxid: 99812]
- Trigonella grandiflora [ncbi taxid: 1210110]
- Tripolium pannonicum [ncbi taxid: 74787]
- Uvaria calamistrata [ncbi taxid: 672966]
- Vaccinium vitis-idaea [ncbi taxid: 180772]
- Vallota purpurea [ncbi taxid: ]
- Vismia jefensis [ncbi taxid: ]
- Vitex madiensis [ncbi taxid: 1899206]
- Vitis vinifera [ncbi taxid: 29760]
- Zanthoxylum bungeanum [ncbi taxid: 328401]
- Zanthoxylum piperitum [ncbi taxid: 354529]
- Zanthoxylum schinifolium [ncbi taxid: 354530]
- Zingiber officinale [ncbi taxid: 94328]
- Perilla frutescens var. arguta [ncbi taxid: 381201]
Pathway Synthetic
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