Heptanoic acid (BioCAD00000012047)
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Metabolite Card
Chinese Name: 庚酸
Formula: C7H14O2 (130.0994)
SMILES:
CCCCCCC(O)=O
Synonyms [en]
HEPTANOIC ACID; Heptylic acid; Oenanthic acid; Enanthic acid; Heptoic acid; n-Heptanoic acid
Last reviewed on 2026-04-16.
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Heptanoic acid. 数据之源,洞见之始. SMRUCC genomics institute, a synthetic life researcher from China.
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Note
Heptanoic acid, or C7:0 also known as enanthic acid or heptylic acid, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as medium-chain fatty acids. Medium-chain fatty acids (MCFA) are fatty acids with aliphatic tails of 6 to 12 carbons, which can form medium-chain triglycerides Heptanoic acid is an oily liquid with an unpleasant, rancid odor. It contributes to the odor of some rancid oils. It is slightly soluble in water, but very soluble in ethanol and ether. Its name derives from the Latin oenanthe which is in turn derived from the Ancient Greek oinos "wine" and anthos "blossom." Heptanoic acid is used in the preparation of esters, such as ethyl enanthate, which are used in fragrances and as artificial flavors. The triglyceride ester of heptanoic acid is the triheptanoin, which is used in certain medical conditions as a nutritional supplement.
DBLinks
- CAS Registry Number: 111-14-8
- PubChem CID: 8094
- ChEBI: 45571
- HMDB: HMDB0000666
- LipidMaps: LMFA01010007
- KEGG: C17714
- BioCyc: CPD-7619
- NCBI MeSH:
- Wikipedia: Heptanoic_acid
Other DBLinks
- CAS Registry Number: 101488-09-9
- CAS Registry Number: 111-14-8
- CAS Registry Number: 1219802-86-4
- CAS Registry Number: 352431-36-8
- PubChem: 8094
- ChEBI: ChEBI:24519
- ChEBI: ChEBI:45571
- HMDB: HMDB0000666
- HMDB: HMDB00666
- LipidMaps: LMFA01010007
- KEGG: C17714
- BioCyc: CPD-7619
- Wikipedia: Enanthic_acid
- Wikipedia: Heptanoic_acid
- DrugBank: DB02938
- RefMet: RM0134955
- MoNA: BAF_UVA_POS001598
- MoNA: EMBL_MCF_2_0_HRMS_Library000493
- MoNA: HMDB0000666_c_ms_944
- MoNA: JP009190
- MoNA: KO001033
- MoNA: KO001034
- MoNA: KO001035
- MoNA: KO001036
- MoNA: LipidBlast2022_953862
- MoNA: MoNA038088
- MoNA: MT000059
- MoNA: PS024801
- MoNA: PS024802
- MoNA: PS024803
- Metlin: METLIN_5636
- Coconut NaturalProduct: CNP0141686.0
- PMHub: MS000002213
- metaboanalyst: 2246ba88e576e07e573d2062db956907
- metaboanalyst: 2cb0763ebf56cf3e252ce0b9bcc48258
- metaboanalyst: 38db9ff88702fc145cf491f99c8339a8
- metaboanalyst: 5ba886bbc864c750e8ed43e2c6f9055d
- metaboanalyst: 77e7228b5d75696828222fa6743f2c96
- metaboanalyst: fd79c208dc3176af4d8f6df62ed7e84e
- HERB: HBIN025071
- HERB: HBIN025072
- HERB: HBIN029101
Class / Ontology
- WishartLab ClassyFire: [Fatty acids and conjugates] Fatty acids and conjugates
- RefMet: [Saturated FA] Saturated FA
- LipidMaps: [Straight chain fatty acids [FA0101]] Straight chain fatty acids [FA0101]
- ChEBI: [CHEBI:45571] heptanoic acid
- Coconut NaturalProduct: [Branched fatty acids] Branched fatty acids
| ID | EC Number | Name |
|---|---|---|
| BioCyc:RXN-8094 | 1.2.3.1 | CPD-7620 + OXYGEN-MOLECULE + WATER --> PROTON + CPD-7619 + HYDROGEN-PEROXIDE |
Taxonomy Source
- Actaea dahurica [ncbi taxid: 64029]
- Actaea heracleifolia [ncbi taxid: 64034]
- Actaea simplex [ncbi taxid: 64042]
- Agaricus bisporus [ncbi taxid: 5341]
- Akebia quinata [ncbi taxid: 13331]
- Akebia trifoliata [ncbi taxid: 155132]
- Anacardium occidentale [ncbi taxid: 171929]
- Annona cherimola [ncbi taxid: 49314]
- Arachis hypogaea [ncbi taxid: 3818]
- Artocarpus heterophyllus [ncbi taxid: 3489]
- Bos taurus [ncbi taxid: 9913]
- Brassica oleracea [ncbi taxid: 3712]
- Capsicum annuum [ncbi taxid: 4072]
- Cassia tora [ncbi taxid: ]
- Cimicifuga foetida [ncbi taxid: ]
- Cinamomum cassia [ncbi taxid: ]
- Cinnamomum aromaticum [ncbi taxid: 119260]
- Citrus reticulata [ncbi taxid: 85571]
- Clematis chinensis [ncbi taxid: 748693]
- Cocos nucifera [ncbi taxid: 13894]
- Crassostrea virginica [ncbi taxid: 6565]
- Cucurbita maxima [ncbi taxid: 3661]
- Cucurbita pepo [ncbi taxid: 3663]
- Erignathus barbatus [ncbi taxid: 39304]
- Glehnia littoralis [ncbi taxid: 48119]
- Glycine max [ncbi taxid: 3847]
- Hansenia forbesii [ncbi taxid: 165499]
- Hansenia weberbaueriana [ncbi taxid: 54724]
- Helianthus annuus [ncbi taxid: 4232]
- Hippoglossus hippoglossus [ncbi taxid: 8267]
- Homo sapiens [ncbi taxid: 9606]
- Humulus lupulus [ncbi taxid: 3486]
- Ictalurus punctatus [ncbi taxid: 7998]
- Kobus ellipsiprymnus [ncbi taxid: 9962]
- Lens culinaris [ncbi taxid: 3864]
- Ligusticum chuanxiong [ncbi taxid: 2689076]
- Linum usitatissimum [ncbi taxid: 4006]
- Malus pumila [ncbi taxid: 283210]
- Melanogrammus aeglefinus [ncbi taxid: 8056]
- Microstomus kitt [ncbi taxid: 106175]
- Musa x paradisiaca [ncbi taxid: 89151]
- Nephrops norvegicus [ncbi taxid: 6829]
- Olea europaea [ncbi taxid: 4146]
- Oncorhynchus gorbuscha [ncbi taxid: 8017]
- Oncorhynchus mykiss [ncbi taxid: 8022]
- Oncorhynchus tshawytscha [ncbi taxid: 74940]
- Ostericum grosseserratum [ncbi taxid: 182415]
- Panax ginseng [ncbi taxid: 4054]
- Panax notoginseng [ncbi taxid: 44586]
- Panax quinquefolium [ncbi taxid: ]
- Panicum miliaceum [ncbi taxid: 4540]
- Phaseolus vulgaris [ncbi taxid: 3885]
- Phoenix dactylifera [ncbi taxid: 42345]
- Pouteria sapota [ncbi taxid: 233744]
- Prunus dulcis [ncbi taxid: 3755]
- Radix smilacis [ncbi taxid: ]
- Rosmarinus officinalis [ncbi taxid: ]
- Salvia hispanica [ncbi taxid: 49212]
- Senna alexandrina [ncbi taxid: 72402]
- Senna tora [ncbi taxid: 362788]
- Sinapis alba [ncbi taxid: 3728]
- Solanum tuberosum [ncbi taxid: 4113]
- Sorghum bicolor [ncbi taxid: 4558]
- Streptomyces sp. NP10 [ncbi taxid: 1141731]
- Sus scrofa [ncbi taxid: 9823]
- Sus scrofa domesticus [ncbi taxid: 9825]
- Syzygium aromaticum [ncbi taxid: 219868]
- Theobroma cacao [ncbi taxid: 3641]
- Thunnus albacares [ncbi taxid: 8236]
- Vitis vinifera [ncbi taxid: 29760]
- Xiphias gladius [ncbi taxid: 8245]
- Zea mays [ncbi taxid: 4577]
- Ziziphus jujuba [ncbi taxid: 326968]
- Ziziphus mauritiana [ncbi taxid: 157914]
Pathway Synthetic
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