Relevant Data

Food Additives Approved in the United States

Flavouring Substances Approved by European Union:

  • Valeric acid [show]

General Information

Chemical Names: PENTANOIC ACID
CAS number: 109-52-4
COE number: 7
JECFA number: 90
FEMA number: 3101
Functional Class: Flavouring Agent
FLAVOURING_AGENT

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Evaluations

Evaluation year: 1997
ADI: No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent
Meeting: 49
Specs Code: N
Report: TRS 884-JECFA 49/29
Tox Monograph: FAS 40-JECFA 49/147
Specification: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 5/FNP 52 Add.5/212

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Computed Descriptors

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2D Structure
CID7991
IUPAC Namepentanoic acid
InChIInChI=1S/C5H10O2/c1-2-3-4-5(6)7/h2-4H2,1H3,(H,6,7)
InChI KeyNQPDZGIKBAWPEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Canonical SMILESCCCCC(=O)O
Molecular FormulaC5H10O2
Wikipediavaleric acid

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Computed Properties

Property Name Property Value
Molecular Weight102.133
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count1
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count2
Rotatable Bond Count3
Complexity59.1
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 C I 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 = =
Topological Polar Surface Area37.3
Monoisotopic Mass102.068
Exact Mass102.068
Compound Is CanonicalizedTrue
Formal Charge0
Heavy Atom Count7
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+0.9636
Human Intestinal AbsorptionHIA+0.9898
Caco-2 PermeabilityCaco2+0.7598
P-glycoprotein SubstrateNon-substrate0.6725
P-glycoprotein InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9692
Non-inhibitor0.9803
Renal Organic Cation TransporterNon-inhibitor0.9384
Distribution
Subcellular localizationMitochondria0.5484
Metabolism
CYP450 2C9 SubstrateNon-substrate0.7575
CYP450 2D6 SubstrateNon-substrate0.9018
CYP450 3A4 SubstrateNon-substrate0.7201
CYP450 1A2 InhibitorInhibitor0.7049
CYP450 2C9 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9059
CYP450 2D6 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9460
CYP450 2C19 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9396
CYP450 3A4 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9653
CYP Inhibitory PromiscuityLow CYP Inhibitory Promiscuity0.9713
Excretion
Toxicity
Human Ether-a-go-go-Related Gene InhibitionWeak inhibitor0.9621
Non-inhibitor0.9607
AMES ToxicityNon AMES toxic0.9622
CarcinogensNon-carcinogens0.6152
Fish ToxicityHigh FHMT0.7177
Tetrahymena Pyriformis ToxicityHigh TPT0.8153
Honey Bee ToxicityHigh HBT0.6987
BiodegradationReady biodegradable0.9322
Acute Oral ToxicityIII0.7732
Carcinogenicity (Three-class)Non-required0.7112

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ADMET Predicted Profile --- Regression

Model Value Unit
Absorption
Aqueous solubility-1.0568LogS
Caco-2 Permeability1.5044LogPapp, cm/s
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion
Toxicity
Rat Acute Toxicity1.5194LD50, mol/kg
Fish Toxicity2.6457pLC50, mg/L
Tetrahymena Pyriformis Toxicity-0.3949pIGC50, ug/L

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Taxonomic Classification

KingdomOrganic compounds
SuperclassLipids and lipid-like molecules
ClassFatty Acyls
SubclassFatty acids and conjugates
Intermediate Tree NodesNot available
Direct ParentStraight chain fatty acids
Alternative Parents
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
SubstituentsStraight 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 straight chain fatty acids. These are fatty acids with a straight aliphatic chain.

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Targets

General Function:
Hydrolase activity
Gene Name:
cumD
Uniprot ID:
P96965
Molecular Weight:
31489.385 Da

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