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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C6H12O2
Molecular Weight 116.1583
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of ISOCAPROIC ACID

SMILES

CC(C)CCC(O)=O

InChI

InChIKey=FGKJLKRYENPLQH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C6H12O2/c1-5(2)3-4-6(7)8/h5H,3-4H2,1-2H3,(H,7,8)

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C6H12O2
Molecular Weight 116.1583
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Approval Year

PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Comonomer compositional distribution, physical properties, and enzymatic degradability of bacterial poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxy-4-methylvalerate) copolyesters.
2010-06-14
Integration of metabolomics and transcriptomics data to aid biomarker discovery in type 2 diabetes.
2010-05
A complex of 2-hydroxyisocaproyl-coenzyme A dehydratase and its activator from Clostridium difficile stabilized by aluminium tetrafluoride-adenosine diphosphate.
2010-04-26
Treatment efficiency and VFA composition of a thermophilic anaerobic contact reactor treating food industry wastewater.
2010-04-15
Preliminary studies into the characterization of chemical markers of decomposition for geoforensics.
2010-03-01
Branched-chain and aromatic amino acid catabolism into aroma volatiles in Cucumis melo L. fruit.
2010-02
Effects of alfa-hydroxy-isocaproic acid on body composition, DOMS and performance in athletes.
2010-01-05
Intestinal fermentation in patients with self-reported food hypersensitivity: painful, but protective?
2010
Identification, biosynthesis, and characterization of polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymer consisting of 3-hydroxybutyrate and 3-hydroxy-4-methylvalerate.
2009-10-12
Deodorization of swine manure slurry using horseradish peroxidase and peroxides.
2009-08-15
Branched-chain 2-oxoacid transamination increases GABA-shunt metabolism and insulin secretion in isolated islets.
2009-04-15
Responses of plasma acetate metabolism to hop (Humulus lupulus L.) in sheep.
2009
N-{N-[N-(1,1-Dimethyl-ethoxy-carbon-yl)-l-leuc-yl]-N-methyl-l-leuc-yl}-N-methyl-l-leucine benzyl ester.
2008-10-25
Application of temperature-controlled micro planar chromatography for separation and quantification of testosterone and its derivatives.
2008-07
An allylic ketyl radical intermediate in clostridial amino-acid fermentation.
2008-03-13
Solid phase extraction, multidimensional gas chromatography mass spectrometry determination of four novel aroma powerful ethyl esters. Assessment of their occurrence and importance in wine and other alcoholic beverages.
2007-01-26
Deorphanization of Dresden G protein-coupled receptor for an odorant receptor.
2007
Liver breath tests non-invasively predict higher stages of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.
2006-08
Production and characterization of murine models of classic and intermediate maple syrup urine disease.
2006-03-31
Structural determinants for branched-chain aminotransferase isozyme-specific inhibition by the anticonvulsant drug gabapentin.
2005-11-04
Anti-tumor-promoting activity of simple models of galactoglycerolipids with branched and unsaturated acyl chains.
2005-01
Branched-chain amino acid aminotransferase and methionine formation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
2004-10-07
Separation and conductimetric detection of C1-C7 aliphatic monocarboxylic acids and C1-C7 aliphatic monoamines on unfunctionized polymethacrylate resin columns.
2004-06-11
Application of polymethacrylate resin as stationary phase in liquid chromatography with UV detection for C1-C7 aliphatic monocarboxylic acids and C1-C7 aliphatic monoamines.
2004-06-11
Ligand-induced conformational changes and a reaction intermediate in branched-chain 2-oxo acid dehydrogenase (E1) from Thermus thermophilus HB8, as revealed by X-ray crystallography.
2004-04-02
Insulin effect on leucine kinetics in type 2 diabetes mellitus.
2002-06
Evidence for the biosynthesis of DHEA from cholesterol by first-trimester human placental tissue: source of androgens.
2002-03
Kefir consumption does not alter plasma lipid levels or cholesterol fractional synthesis rates relative to milk in hyperlipidemic men: a randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN10820810].
2002
Measurement of androgen and estrogen receptors in breast tissue from subjects with anabolic steroid-dependent gynecomastia.
2001-08-17
Neural mechanisms of anhedonia in schizophrenia: a PET study of response to unpleasant and pleasant odors.
2001-07-25
Structures of Escherichia coli branched-chain amino acid aminotransferase and its complexes with 4-methylvalerate and 2-methylleucine: induced fit and substrate recognition of the enzyme.
2001-06-26
Patents
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Name Type Language
4-METHYLPENTANOIC ACID
FCC   FHFI  
Preferred Name English
ISOCAPROIC ACID
Systematic Name English
ISOHEXANOIC ACID
Systematic Name English
NSC-4126
Code English
ISOBUTYLACETIC ACID
Systematic Name English
4-METHYLVALERIC ACID
Systematic Name English
4-METHYLPENTANOIC ACID [FCC]
Common Name English
4-METHYLPENTANOIC ACID [FHFI]
Common Name English
PENTANOIC ACID, 4-METHYL-
Common Name English
FEMA NO. 3463
Code English
VALERIC ACID, 4-METHYL-
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
JECFA EVALUATION 4-METHYLPENTANOIC ACID
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Code System Code Type Description
CHEBI
74903
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JECFA MONOGRAPH
413
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CAS
646-07-1
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DRUG BANK
DB03993
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FDA UNII
4G4U8JA28T
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NSC
4126
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PUBCHEM
12587
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
211-464-0
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WIKIPEDIA
4-Methylpentanoic acid
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID8060951
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