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  <version>1.0</version>
  <creation_date>2011-09-21 00:09:57 UTC</creation_date>
  <update_date>2015-10-09 22:30:27 UTC</update_date>
  <accession>FDB022197</accession>
  <name>Hydroxyoctanoic acid</name>
  <description>Hydroxyoctanoic acid medium chain substrate of the 2-hydroxy acid oxidases associated with the 3 distinct human 2-hydroxy acid oxidase genes, HAOX1, HAOX2, and HAOX3. (PMID: 10777549) [HMDB]</description>
  <synonyms>
    <synonym>2-Hydroxycaprylate</synonym>
    <synonym>2-Hydroxycaprylic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>2-Hydroxyoctanoate</synonym>
    <synonym>2-Hydroxyoctanoic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>a-Hydroxy-n-caprylate</synonym>
    <synonym>a-Hydroxy-n-caprylic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>a-Hydroxycaprylate</synonym>
    <synonym>a-Hydroxycaprylic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>a-Hydroxyoctanoate</synonym>
    <synonym>a-Hydroxyoctanoic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>alpha-Hydroxy-n-caprylate</synonym>
    <synonym>alpha-Hydroxy-n-caprylic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>alpha-Hydroxycaprylate</synonym>
    <synonym>alpha-Hydroxycaprylic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>alpha-Hydroxyoctanoate</synonym>
    <synonym>alpha-Hydroxyoctanoic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>DL-2-Hydroxycaprylate</synonym>
    <synonym>DL-2-Hydroxycaprylic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>DL-2-Hydroxyoctanoate</synonym>
    <synonym>DL-2-Hydroxyoctanoic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>Hydroxyoctanoate</synonym>
    <synonym>Hydroxyoctanoic acid</synonym>
  </synonyms>
  <chemical_formula>C8H16O3</chemical_formula>
  <average_molecular_weight>160.2108</average_molecular_weight>
  <monisotopic_moleculate_weight>160.109944378</monisotopic_moleculate_weight>
  <iupac_name>2-hydroxyoctanoic acid</iupac_name>
  <traditional_iupac>hydroxyoctanoate</traditional_iupac>
  <cas_registry_number>617-73-2</cas_registry_number>
  <smiles>CCCCCCC(O)C(O)=O</smiles>
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    <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.</description>
    <direct_parent>Medium-chain fatty acids</direct_parent>
    <kingdom>Organic compounds</kingdom>
    <super_class>Lipids and lipid-like molecules</super_class>
    <class>Fatty Acyls</class>
    <sub_class>Fatty acids and conjugates</sub_class>
    <molecular_framework>Aliphatic acyclic compounds</molecular_framework>
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      <alternative_parent>Alpha hydroxy acids and derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Carbonyl compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Carboxylic acids</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Hydrocarbon derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Hydroxy fatty acids</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Monocarboxylic acids and derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Monosaccharides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organic oxides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Secondary alcohols</alternative_parent>
    </alternative_parents>
    <substituents>
      <substituent>Alcohol</substituent>
      <substituent>Aliphatic acyclic compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Alpha-hydroxy acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Carbonyl group</substituent>
      <substituent>Carboxylic acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Carboxylic acid derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Hydrocarbon derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Hydroxy acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Hydroxy fatty acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Medium-chain fatty acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives</substituent>
      <substituent>Monosaccharide</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxide</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organooxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Secondary alcohol</substituent>
    </substituents>
    <external_descriptors>
      <external_descriptor>Hydroxy fatty acids</external_descriptor>
      <external_descriptor>hydroxy fatty acid</external_descriptor>
    </external_descriptors>
  </taxonomy>
  <state>Solid</state>
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      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
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      <source>ALOGPS</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>iupac</kind>
    <value>2-hydroxyoctanoic acid</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>formula</kind>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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