Compound
hexanoate
A short-chain fatty acid anion that is the conjugate base of hexanoic acid (also known as caproic acid).
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:17120), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
Structure
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- Class
- Organic compound, anion
- Formula
- C6H11O2
- Mass
- 115.152 g/mol
- Charge
- -1
- InChIKey
- FUZZWVXGSFPDMH-UHFFFAOYSA-M
- SMILES
- CCCCCC(=O)[O-]
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Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.
What it touches on the way
Mechanistic reach
4 entities
4 entities reached.
0 reported hops4 assembled from the scaffold
What the reference databases state
Chemical structure
- 1-hexanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphate has the functional parent hexanoateCompoundChEBI CHEBI:78223Inferred only
- 2-oxohexanoate has the functional parent hexanoateCompoundChEBI CHEBI:35177Inferred only
Statements
12 statements
12 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: hexanoate · Sources: Rhea
- hexanal is converted to hexanoateCompoundRhea RHEA:68924Inferred only
- hexanoate is converted to hexanalCompoundRhea RHEA:58964Inferred only
- hexanoate is converted to hexanalCompoundRhea RHEA:68924Inferred only
- hexanal is converted to hexanoateCompoundRhea RHEA:58964Inferred only
- hexanal is converted to hexanoateCompoundRhea RHEA:59908Inferred only
- hexanal is converted to hexanoateCompoundRhea RHEA:67276Inferred only
- hexanoate is converted to hexanoyl-CoACompoundRhea RHEA:43740Inferred only
- hexanoyl-CoA is converted to hexanoateCompoundRhea RHEA:40115Inferred only
- hexanoate is a substrate of ACSM1ProteinRhea RHEA:43740Inferred only
- hexanoate is a substrate of ACSM2AProteinRhea RHEA:43740Inferred only
- hexanoate is a substrate of ACSM2BProteinRhea RHEA:43740Inferred only
- hexanoate is a substrate of ACSM4ProteinRhea RHEA:43740Inferred only
Reactions
15 reactions
CHEBI:15860+waterhexanoate+methylamine
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:20081CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:76226+waterhexanoate+sphinganine
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:38887CC BY 4.0Reference data
hexanoyl-CoA+waterhexanoate+coenzyme A(4-)+hydron
Catalysed by ACOT8 or ACAA2 or ACOT12 or ACOT13
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalanced
Rhea RHEA:40115CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:77386+waterCHEBI:77387+hexanoate+hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:40611CC BY 4.0Reference data
N-(hexanoyl)sphing-4-enine+waterhexanoate+sphing-4-enine
Catalysed by ASAH1 or ACER2 or ASAH2
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalanced
Rhea RHEA:41295CC BY 4.0Reference data
hexanoate+ATP(4-)+coenzyme A(4-)hexanoyl-CoA+AMP+diphosphate(3-)
Catalysed by ACSM4 or ACSM1 or ACSM2A or ACSM2B
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalanced
Rhea RHEA:43740CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:87656+wateran aliphatic alcohol+hexanoate+hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:47352CC BY 4.0Reference data
1-hexanoyl-2-acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine+waterhexanoate+a 2-acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine+hydron
Catalysed by PLAAT3 or PLAAT2 or PLAAT4
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:53496CC BY 4.0Reference data
1-octadecanoyl-2-hexanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine+waterhexanoate+1-octadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine+hydron
Catalysed by ABHD3
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalanced
Rhea RHEA:54464CC BY 4.0Reference data
hexanal+dioxygen+waterhexanoate+hydrogen peroxide+hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:58964CC BY 4.0Reference data
hexanal+NADP(3-)+waterhexanoate+NADPH(4-)+2hydron
Catalysed by ALDH3B1
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalanced
Rhea RHEA:59908CC BY 4.0Reference data
hexanal+NAD(1-)+waterhexanoate+NADH(2-)+2hydron
Catalysed by ALDH1A1 or ALDH1B1 or ALDH9A1 or ALDH7A1
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalanced
Rhea RHEA:67276CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
17 names
Resolves to: hexanoate
- Also called
- 1-hexanoate1-pentacarboxylate1-pentanecarboxylatebutylacetatecaproatecapronateCH3-[CH2]4-COO(-)CH3‒[CH2]4‒COO−hexoatehexylaten-caproaten-hexanoaten-hexoaten-hexylatenPnCO2 anionpentanecarboxylatepentylformate