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Flavouring Substances Approved by European Union:

  • Heptanoic acid [show]

General Information

MaintermHEPTANOIC ACID
Doc TypeASP
CAS Reg.No.(or other ID)111-14-8
Regnum 173.315

From www.fda.gov

Computed Descriptors

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2D Structure
CID8094
IUPAC Nameheptanoic acid
InChIInChI=1S/C7H14O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7(8)9/h2-6H2,1H3,(H,8,9)
InChI KeyMNWFXJYAOYHMED-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Canonical SMILESCCCCCCC(=O)O
Molecular FormulaCH3(CH2)5COOH
Wikipediaheptanoic acid

From Pubchem


Computed Properties

Property Name Property Value
Molecular Weight130.187
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count1
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count2
Rotatable Bond Count5
Complexity79.0
CACTVS Substructure Key Fingerprint A A A D c c B g M A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A G g A A C A A A C A C A g A A C C A A A A g A I A A C Q C A A A A A A A A A A A A A E A A A A A A B I A A A A A Q A A E A A A A A A G I y C C A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A = =
Topological Polar Surface Area37.3
Monoisotopic Mass130.099
Exact Mass130.099
Compound Is CanonicalizedTrue
Formal Charge0
Heavy Atom Count9
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Isotope Atom Count0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count1

From Pubchem


ADMET Predicted Profile --- Classification

Model Result Probability
Absorption
Blood-Brain BarrierBBB+0.9488
Human Intestinal AbsorptionHIA+0.9888
Caco-2 PermeabilityCaco2+0.8326
P-glycoprotein SubstrateNon-substrate0.6321
P-glycoprotein InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9598
Non-inhibitor0.9277
Renal Organic Cation TransporterNon-inhibitor0.9266
Distribution
Subcellular localizationMitochondria0.5152
Metabolism
CYP450 2C9 SubstrateNon-substrate0.7886
CYP450 2D6 SubstrateNon-substrate0.8956
CYP450 3A4 SubstrateNon-substrate0.6982
CYP450 1A2 InhibitorInhibitor0.8326
CYP450 2C9 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.8808
CYP450 2D6 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9554
CYP450 2C19 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9578
CYP450 3A4 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9484
CYP Inhibitory PromiscuityLow CYP Inhibitory Promiscuity0.9647
Excretion
Toxicity
Human Ether-a-go-go-Related Gene InhibitionWeak inhibitor0.9322
Non-inhibitor0.8868
AMES ToxicityNon AMES toxic0.9865
CarcinogensNon-carcinogens0.6452
Fish ToxicityHigh FHMT0.9144
Tetrahymena Pyriformis ToxicityHigh TPT0.9990
Honey Bee ToxicityHigh HBT0.6691
BiodegradationReady biodegradable0.8795
Acute Oral ToxicityIV0.6378
Carcinogenicity (Three-class)Non-required0.7057

From admetSAR


ADMET Predicted Profile --- Regression

Model Value Unit
Absorption
Aqueous solubility-3.5022LogS
Caco-2 Permeability1.3950LogPapp, cm/s
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion
Toxicity
Rat Acute Toxicity1.3275LD50, mol/kg
Fish Toxicity1.8920pLC50, mg/L
Tetrahymena Pyriformis Toxicity0.3852pIGC50, ug/L

From admetSAR


Toxicity Profile

Route of ExposureNone
Mechanism of ToxicityNone
MetabolismNone
Toxicity ValuesNone
Lethal DoseNone
Carcinogenicity (IARC Classification)No indication of carcinogenicity to humans (not listed by IARC).
Minimum Risk LevelNone
Health EffectsNone
TreatmentNone
Reference
  1. Jones PM, Butt YM, Bennett MJ: Effects of odd-numbered medium-chain fatty acids on the accumulation of long-chain 3-hydroxy-fatty acids in long-chain L-3-hydroxyacyl CoA dehydrogenase and mitochondrial trifunctional protein deficient skin fibroblasts. Mol Genet Metab. 2004 Feb;81(2):96-9.[14741189 ]
  2. Grislain L, Gele P, Bromet N, Luijten W, Volland JP, Mocaer E, Kamoun A: Metabolism of amineptine in rat, dog and man. Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet. 1990 Oct-Dec;15(4):339-45.[2088771 ]
  3. Buccellati C, Sala A, Rossoni G, Capra V, Rovati GE, Di Gennaro A, Folco G, Colli S, Casagrande C: Pharmacological characterization of 2NTX-99 [4-methoxy-N1-(4-trans-nitrooxycyclohexyl)-N3-(3-pyridinylmethyl)-1,3-benzenedica rboxamide], a potential antiatherothrombotic agent with antithromboxane and nitric oxide donor activity in platelet and vascular preparations. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2006 May;317(2):830-7. Epub 2006 Jan 6.[16399881 ]

From T3DB


Taxonomic Classification

KingdomOrganic compounds
SuperclassLipids and lipid-like molecules
ClassFatty Acyls
SubclassFatty acids and conjugates
Intermediate Tree NodesNot available
Direct ParentMedium-chain fatty acids
Alternative Parents
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
SubstituentsMedium-chain fatty acid - Straight chain 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 medium-chain fatty acids. These are fatty acids with an aliphatic tail that contains between 4 and 12 carbon atoms.

From ClassyFire


Targets

General Function:
Receptor binding
Specific Function:
PA2 catalyzes the calcium-dependent hydrolysis of the 2-acyl groups in 3-sn-phosphoglycerides, this releases glycerophospholipids and arachidonic acid that serve as the precursors of signal molecules.
Gene Name:
PLA2G1B
Uniprot ID:
P04054
Molecular Weight:
16359.535 Da
References
  1. Berman HM, Westbrook J, Feng Z, Gilliland G, Bhat TN, Weissig H, Shindyalov IN, Bourne PE: The Protein Data Bank. Nucleic Acids Res. 2000 Jan 1;28(1):235-42. [10592235 ]

From T3DB