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| Version | 2.0 |
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| Created at | 2022-03-17 19:49:07 UTC |
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| Updated at | 2022-03-17 19:49:07 UTC |
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| NP-MRD ID | NP0046139 |
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| Secondary Accession Numbers | None |
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| Natural Product Identification |
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| Common Name | Methyl caprylate |
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| Description | Methyl caprylate, also known as methyl N-octanoate or uniphat A20, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as fatty acid methyl esters. Fatty acid methyl esters are compounds containing a fatty acid that is esterified with a methyl group. They have the general structure RC(=O)OR', where R=fatty aliphatic tail or organyl group and R'=methyl group. Methyl caprylate is a very hydrophobic molecule, practically insoluble (in water), and relatively neutral. Methyl caprylate is a flavouring agent. Methyl caprylate is a sweet, aldehydic, and green tasting compound. Outside of the human body, Methyl caprylate is found, on average, in the highest concentration within pineapples. Methyl caprylate has also been detected, but not quantified in, several different foods, such as papaya, chinese cinnamons, prickly pears, fruits, and pepper (c. Frutescens). Methyl caprylate is found in Achillea millefolium, Annona montana, Annona reticulata, Arum maculatum, Aspalathus linearis, Astragalus membranaceus, Bothriochloa bladhii, Carica papaya, Citrus iyo, Daphne odora, Elsholtzia fruticosa, Humulus lupulus, Mentha pulegium, Opuntia ficus-indica, Pueraria montana and Schinus molle. This could make methyl caprylate a potential biomarker for the consumption of these foods. |
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| Structure | InChI=1S/C9H18O2/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9(10)11-2/h3-8H2,1-2H3 |
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| Synonyms | | Value | Source |
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| Caprylic acid methyl ester | ChEBI | | Octanoic acid methyl ester | ChEBI | | Caprylate methyl ester | Generator | | Octanoate methyl ester | Generator | | Methyl caprylic acid | Generator | | Methyl ester octanoic acid | HMDB | | Methyl ester OF octanoic acid | HMDB | | Methyl N-octanoate | HMDB | | Methyl octanoate | HMDB | | Methyl octylate | HMDB | | N-Caprylic acid methyl ester | HMDB | | Octanoic acid, methyl ester | HMDB | | Uniphat a20 | HMDB | | Methyl caprylate | ChEBI | | Methyl octanoic acid | Generator |
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| Chemical Formula | C9H18O2 |
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| Average Mass | 158.2380 Da |
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| Monoisotopic Mass | 158.13068 Da |
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| IUPAC Name | methyl octanoate |
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| Traditional Name | methyl octanoate |
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| CAS Registry Number | 111-11-5 |
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| SMILES | CCCCCCCC(=O)OC |
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| InChI Identifier | InChI=1S/C9H18O2/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9(10)11-2/h3-8H2,1-2H3 |
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| InChI Key | JGHZJRVDZXSNKQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
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| Chemical Taxonomy |
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| Description | Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as fatty acid methyl esters. Fatty acid methyl esters are compounds containing a fatty acid that is esterified with a methyl group. They have the general structure RC(=O)OR', where R=fatty aliphatic tail or organyl group and R'=methyl group. |
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| Kingdom | Organic compounds |
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| Super Class | Lipids and lipid-like molecules |
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| Class | Fatty Acyls |
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| Sub Class | Fatty acid esters |
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| Direct Parent | Fatty acid methyl esters |
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| Substituents | - Fatty acid methyl ester
- Methyl ester
- Carboxylic acid ester
- Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
- Carboxylic acid derivative
- Organic oxygen compound
- Organic oxide
- Hydrocarbon derivative
- Organooxygen compound
- Carbonyl group
- Aliphatic acyclic compound
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| Molecular Framework | Aliphatic acyclic compounds |
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| Physical Properties |
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| State | Not Available |
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| Experimental Properties | | Property | Value | Reference |
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| Melting Point | Not Available | Not Available | | Boiling Point | Not Available | Not Available | | Water Solubility | Not Available | Not Available | | LogP | Not Available | Not Available |
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