Compound
a medium-chain fatty acid
A fatty acid anion resulting from the deprotonation of the carboxylic acid moiety of a medium-chain fatty acid.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:59558), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
Structure
- Class
- Inorganic compound, anion
- Formula
- CO2R
- Mass
- 44.01 g/mol
- Charge
- -1
- SMILES
- *C(=O)[O-]
- Look it up
- ChEBI
Identity from ChEBI. Not evidence.
Reactions
6 reactions
a medium-chain fatty acid+ATP(4-)+coenzyme A(4-)a medium-chain fatty acyl-CoA+AMP+diphosphate(3-)
Catalysed by ACSL3 or ACSM4 or ACSM1 or ACSM2A or ACSM3 or ACSM2B or ACSM5 or ACSM6 or ACSF2
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:48340CC BY 4.0Reference data
a medium-chain fatty acid+holo-[ACP]+ATP(4-)a medium-chain fatty acyl-[ACP]+AMP+diphosphate(3-)
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:50460CC BY 4.0Reference data
a medium-chain fatty acid+ATP(4-)+hydronCHEBI:141140+diphosphate(3-)
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:56920CC BY 4.0Reference data
a medium-chain fatty acyl-CoA+watera medium-chain fatty acid+coenzyme A(4-)+hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:68184CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:142621+NAD(1-)+watera medium-chain fatty acid+NADH(2-)+2hydron
Catalysed by ALDH3B1 or ALDH3B2
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:69763CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:142621+NADP(3-)+watera medium-chain fatty acid+NADPH(4-)+2hydron
Catalysed by ALDH3B1
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:80815CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
5 names
Resolves to: a medium-chain fatty acid
- Also called
- MCFA anionMCFA anionsmedium-chain FA anionmedium-chain FA anionsmedium-chain fatty acid anions