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Version5.0
StatusExpected but not Quantified
Creation Date2012-09-11 17:41:09 UTC
Update Date2022-03-07 02:52:50 UTC
HMDB IDHMDB0031125
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • HMDB31125
Metabolite Identification
Common NameGlycerol trihexanoate
DescriptionGlycerol trihexanoate, also known as glycerol tricaproic acid or 1,2,3-tricaproylglycerol, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as triacylglycerols. These are glycerides consisting of three fatty acid chains covalently bonded to a glycerol molecule through ester linkages. Based on a literature review a significant number of articles have been published on Glycerol trihexanoate.
Structure
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Synonyms
Chemical FormulaC21H38O6
Average Molecular Weight386.5228
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight386.266838948
IUPAC Name1,3-bis(hexanoyloxy)propan-2-yl hexanoate
Traditional Nametricaproin
CAS Registry Number621-70-5
SMILES
CCCCCC(=O)OCC(COC(=O)CCCCC)OC(=O)CCCCC
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C21H38O6/c1-4-7-10-13-19(22)25-16-18(27-21(24)15-12-9-6-3)17-26-20(23)14-11-8-5-2/h18H,4-17H2,1-3H3
InChI KeyMAYCICSNZYXLHB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as triacylglycerols. These are glycerides consisting of three fatty acid chains covalently bonded to a glycerol molecule through ester linkages.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassLipids and lipid-like molecules
ClassGlycerolipids
Sub ClassTriradylcglycerols
Direct ParentTriacylglycerols
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Triacyl-sn-glycerol
  • Tricarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Fatty acid ester
  • Fatty acyl
  • Carboxylic acid ester
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organic oxide
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Ontology
Physiological effect
Disposition
Process
Role
Physical Properties
StateLiquid
Experimental Molecular Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting Point-25 °CNot Available
Boiling Point244.00 °C. @ 28.00 mm HgThe Good Scents Company Information System
Water Solubility0.00045 mg/mL at 37 °CNot Available
LogP6.330 (est)The Good Scents Company Information System
Experimental Chromatographic PropertiesNot Available
Predicted Molecular Properties
Predicted Chromatographic Properties
Spectra
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations
  • Extracellular
  • Membrane
Biospecimen LocationsNot Available
Tissue LocationsNot Available
Pathways
Normal Concentrations
Not Available
Abnormal Concentrations
Not Available
Associated Disorders and Diseases
Disease ReferencesNone
Associated OMIM IDsNone
DrugBank IDNot Available
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FooDB IDFDB003136
KNApSAcK IDNot Available
Chemspider ID11633
KEGG Compound IDNot Available
BioCyc IDNot Available
BiGG IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkNot Available
METLIN IDNot Available
PubChem Compound12131
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI ID77386
Food Biomarker OntologyNot Available
VMH IDNot Available
MarkerDB IDNot Available
Good Scents IDrw1416221
References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
General References
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  2. Granon S, Semeriva M: Effect of taurodeoxycholate, colipase and temperature on the interfacial inactivation of porcine pancreatic lipase. Eur J Biochem. 1980 Oct;111(1):117-24. [PubMed:7439178 ]
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  7. Ghosh S, Strum JC, Bell RM: Lipid biochemistry: functions of glycerolipids and sphingolipids in cellular signaling. FASEB J. 1997 Jan;11(1):45-50. [PubMed:9034165 ]
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