Relevant Data

Food Additives Approved by WHO:

Flavouring Substances Approved by European Union:

  • 4-Methylvaleric acid [show]

General Information

Mainterm4-METHYLPENTANOIC ACID
Doc TypeASP
CAS Reg.No.(or other ID)646-07-1
Regnum

From www.fda.gov

Computed Descriptors

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2D Structure
CID12587
IUPAC Name4-methylpentanoic acid
InChIInChI=1S/C6H12O2/c1-5(2)3-4-6(7)8/h5H,3-4H2,1-2H3,(H,7,8)
InChI KeyFGKJLKRYENPLQH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Canonical SMILESCC(C)CCC(=O)O
Molecular FormulaC6H12O2
Wikipediaisocaproate

From Pubchem


Computed Properties

Property Name Property Value
Molecular Weight116.16
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count1
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count2
Rotatable Bond Count3
Complexity76.6
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Topological Polar Surface Area37.3
Monoisotopic Mass116.084
Exact Mass116.084
XLogP3None
XLogP3-AA1.4
Compound Is CanonicalizedTrue
Formal Charge0
Heavy Atom Count8
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Isotope Atom Count0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count1

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Food Additives Biosynthesis/Degradation


ADMET Predicted Profile --- Classification

Model Result Probability
Absorption
Blood-Brain BarrierBBB+0.9723
Human Intestinal AbsorptionHIA+0.9869
Caco-2 PermeabilityCaco2+0.7385
P-glycoprotein SubstrateNon-substrate0.7084
P-glycoprotein InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9667
Non-inhibitor0.9804
Renal Organic Cation TransporterNon-inhibitor0.9418
Distribution
Subcellular localizationMitochondria0.6676
Metabolism
CYP450 2C9 SubstrateNon-substrate0.7952
CYP450 2D6 SubstrateNon-substrate0.8902
CYP450 3A4 SubstrateNon-substrate0.6606
CYP450 1A2 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.6446
CYP450 2C9 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9498
CYP450 2D6 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9577
CYP450 2C19 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9718
CYP450 3A4 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9819
CYP Inhibitory PromiscuityLow CYP Inhibitory Promiscuity0.9896
Excretion
Toxicity
Human Ether-a-go-go-Related Gene InhibitionWeak inhibitor0.9745
Non-inhibitor0.9691
AMES ToxicityNon AMES toxic0.9776
CarcinogensNon-carcinogens0.6022
Fish ToxicityHigh FHMT0.8212
Tetrahymena Pyriformis ToxicityHigh TPT0.9386
Honey Bee ToxicityHigh HBT0.7119
BiodegradationReady biodegradable0.9276
Acute Oral ToxicityIII0.8057
Carcinogenicity (Three-class)Non-required0.7758

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ADMET Predicted Profile --- Regression

Model Value Unit
Absorption
Aqueous solubility-1.2366LogS
Caco-2 Permeability1.4302LogPapp, cm/s
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion
Toxicity
Rat Acute Toxicity1.7842LD50, mol/kg
Fish Toxicity2.5027pLC50, mg/L
Tetrahymena Pyriformis Toxicity-0.1446pIGC50, ug/L

From admetSAR


Taxonomic Classification

KingdomOrganic compounds
SuperclassLipids and lipid-like molecules
ClassFatty Acyls
SubclassFatty acids and conjugates
Intermediate Tree NodesBranched fatty acids
Direct ParentMethyl-branched fatty acids
Alternative Parents
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
SubstituentsMethyl-branched fatty acid - Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives - Carboxylic acid - Carboxylic acid derivative - Organic oxygen compound - Organic oxide - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organooxygen compound - Carbonyl group - Aliphatic acyclic compound
DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as methyl-branched fatty acids. These are fatty acids with an acyl chain that has a methyl branch. Usually, they are saturated and contain only one or more methyl group. However, branches other than methyl may be present.

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