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Octanoic acid

CAT: 0804-HY-41417-01Size: 500 mgDry Ice: NoHazardous: No
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Description
Octanoic acid (Caprylic acid) is an oily liquid with a slightly unpleasant rancid taste and used commercially in the production of esters used in perfumery and also in the manufacture of dyes. Octanoic acid is also a tremor-suppressing agent[1][2].
CAS Number
124-07-2
Product Name Alternative
Caprylic acid
UNSPSC
12352211
Hazard Statement
H314, H412
Target
Endogenous Metabolite
Type
Natural Products
Related Pathways
Metabolic Enzyme/Protease
Applications
Metabolism-sugar/lipid metabolism
Field of Research
Metabolic Disease
Assay Protocol
https://www.medchemexpress.com/1-Heptanecarboxylic_acid.html
Purity
99.85
Solubility
DMSO : 100 mg/mL (ultrasonic; warming; heat to 60°C)
Smiles
CCCCCCCC(O)=O
Molecular Formula
C8H16O2
Molecular Weight
144.21
Precautions
H314, H412
References & Citations
[1]Nahab FB, et al. Octanoic acid suppresses harmaline-induced tremor in mouse model of essential tremor. Neurotherapeutics. 2012 Jul;9 (3) :635-8.|[2]Joniec-Maciejak I, et al. Octanoic acid prevents reduction of striatal dopamine in the MPTP mouse model of Parkinson's disease. Pharmacol Rep. 2018 Oct;70 (5) :988-992. |[3]Kadota Y, et al. Octanoic acid promotes branched-chain amino acid catabolisms via the inhibition of hepatic branched-chain alpha-keto acid dehydrogenase kinase in rats. Metabolism. 2015 Sep;64 (9) :1157-64. |[4]Leem J, et al. Octanoic acid potentiates glucose-stimulated insulin secretion and expression of glucokinase through the olfactory receptor in pancreatic β-cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2018 Sep 3;503 (1) :278-284.|[5]Kamata Y, et al. Induction of neurite outgrowth in PC12 cells by the medium-chain fatty acid octanoic acid. Neuroscience. 2007 May 25;146 (3) :1073-81.
Shipping Conditions
Room Temperature
Storage Conditions
Store at room temperature 3 years
Scientific Category
Natural Products
Clinical Information
Phase 1
Isoform
Human Endogenous Metabolite

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