Caproic acid (6:0) (Compound)

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ID477
NameCaproic acid (6:0)
SynonymsHexanoic acid; Hexanoate; Caproate
Structure
DescriptionMicrobial metabolite derived from SCFAs but also from amino acids. Many of the less-common SCFAs are also the products of reductive amino acid metabolism (Donia 2015).
ClassificationCompounds > Chemical entities > Organic compounds > Lipids and lipid-like molecules > Fatty Acyls > Fatty acids and conjugates > Medium-chain fatty acids
CAS number142-62-1
PubChem ID8892
ChEBI ID30776
FooDB IDFDB013897
HMDB IDHMDB0000535

Chemical data

MolDBi data

IUPAC Namehexanoic acid
Traditional IUPAC Namehexanoic acid
FormulaC6H12O2
InChIInChI=1S/C6H12O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6(7)8/h2-5H2,1H3,(H,7,8)
InChI KeyFUZZWVXGSFPDMH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Molecular weight116.1583
Exact mass116.083729628
SMILESCCCCCC(O)=O

ClassyFire Taxonomy

Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as medium-chain fatty acids. These are fatty acids with an aliphatic tail that contains between 4 and 12 carbon atoms.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassLipids and lipid-like molecules
ClassFatty Acyls
Sub ClassFatty acids and conjugates
Direct ParentMedium-chain fatty acids
Alternative Parents

Publications with Caproic acid (6:0)

IDTitleFirst authorAuthorsYearJournalVolumeIssuePagesPubMed IDDOIStudy designNo. of BiomarkersNo. of Intake valuesNo. of Concentration valuesNo. of Reproducibility valuesNo. of Correlation valuesNo. of Metabolomic associationsNo. of Microbiota associationsNo. of Cancer associations

Biomarker data

Measurements of Caproic acid (6:0) in biospecimens

Concentration values

IDParent IDDepthSubject groupPopulationCountryCohortBiomarker Time definitionBiospecimenAnalytical methodBiomarkerBiomarker detailMeasurement sizeDetected (nb)Detected (%)Detected only?Arithmethic meanArithmethic SDGeometric meanGeometric SDMinMin (detected)Percentile_05Percentile_10Percentile_25MedianPercentile_75Percentile_90Percentile_95MaxInterquartile rangeMean 95% CI lowerMean 95% CI upperGMean 95% CI lowerGMean 95% CI upperUnitConverted arithmetic meanConverted geometric meanConverted medianConverted unitAdjustment typeAdjusted onRegressed onExpressed asPublication

Reproducibility values

IDExcretion IDSubject groupPopulationCountryCohortBiomarker Time definitionBiospecimenAnalytical methodBiomarkerBiomarker detailArithmetic meanGeometric meanMedianUnitAdjusted onReproducibility sizeICCICC 95% CI lowerICC 95% CI upperCV% WSCV% BSVAR WSVAR BSPublication

Associations of Caproic acid (6:0) with exposures

Correlation values

IDIntake IDExcretion IDSubject groupPopulationCountryCohortIntake Time definitionIntake Assessment methodIntakeIntake detailSupplement intakes included?Intake Arithmetic meanIntake Geometric meanIntake MedianIntake UnitIntake Adjusted onBiomarker Time definitionBiospecimenAnalytical methodBiomarkerBiomarker detailBiomarker Arithmetic meanBiomarker Geometric meanBiomarker MedianBiomarker UnitBiomarker Adjusted onCorrelation sizeCorrelation typeCorrelation valueCorrelation 95% CI lowerCorrelation 95% CI upperCorrelation p-valueSignificant?Measurement adjustmentDeattenuated?CovariatesPublication

Metabolomic associations

IDIntake IDExcretion IDSubject groupPopulationCountryCohortNo. of subjectsIntake Assessment methodIntakeIntervention doseBiospecimenAnalytical methodBiomarkerStructural identificationFeature selectionArea under curveSensitivitySpecificityPLS-DA VIPBeta coefficientBeta coefficient p-valueANOVA p-valuePublication

Microbiota associations

IDBiomarkerExperimental evidenceOrganismBiospecimenAntibiotic Bacterial sourceSubstrate Publication

Associations of Caproic acid (6:0) with cancer risk

Cancer associations

IDExcretion IDSubject groupPopulationCountryCohortNo. of subjectsNo. of casesNo. of controlsBiospecimenAnalytical methodBiomarkerBiomarker detailCancerStudy designPublication

Exposure data

Measurements of Caproic acid (6:0) exposures in populations

Intake values

IDParent IDDepthSubject groupPopulationCountryCohortIntake Time definitionIntake assessment toolIntake food coverageIntake time coverageIntake Assessment methodIntakeIntake detailFood descriptionSupplement intakes included?Measurement sizeDetected (nb)Detected (%)Detected only?Arithmethic meanArithmethic SDGeometric meanGeometric SDMinMin (detected)Percentile_05Percentile_10Percentile_25MedianPercentile_75Percentile_90Percentile_95MaxInterquartile rangeMean 95% CI lowerMean 95% CI upperGMean 95% CI lowerGMean 95% CI upperUnitConverted arithmetic meanConverted geometric meanConverted medianConverted unitAdjustment typeAdjusted onRegressed onExpressed asPublication

Associations of Caproic acid (6:0) exposures with biomarkers

Correlation values

IDIntake IDExcretion IDSubject groupPopulationCountryCohortIntake Time definitionIntake Assessment methodIntakeIntake detailSupplement intakes included?Intake Arithmetic meanIntake Geometric meanIntake MedianIntake UnitIntake Adjusted onBiomarker Time definitionBiospecimenAnalytical methodBiomarkerBiomarker detailBiomarker Arithmetic meanBiomarker Geometric meanBiomarker MedianBiomarker UnitBiomarker Adjusted onCorrelation sizeCorrelation typeCorrelation valueCorrelation 95% CI lowerCorrelation 95% CI upperCorrelation p-valueSignificant?Measurement adjustmentDeattenuated?CovariatesPublication