Compound

N-octanoyl-(2S)-hydroxyglycine

An N-acyl-(2S)-hydroxyglycinate resulting from the deprotonation of the carboxy group of N-octanoyl-(2S)-hydroxyglycine. The major species at pH 7.3.

Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:142691), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.

CHEBI:142691ChEBI

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Structure

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A generated conformer of N-octanoyl-(2S)-hydroxyglycine — one low-energy arrangement PubChem computed, not a measured structure. Hydrogens are not drawn; the formula counts them.

Class: Organic compound, anion
Formula: C10H18NO4
Mass: 216.257 g/mol
Charge: -1
InChIKey: HBGXZSWRZZHJKJ-VIFPVBQESA-M
SMILES: CCCCCCCC(=O)N[C@@H](O)C(=O)[O-]
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Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.

What it touches on the way

Mechanistic reach

1 entity

1 entities reached.

0 reported hops1 assembled from the scaffold

PAMProteinUNIPROT:P19021substrate ofInferred only20 paths10 endpoints

What the reference databases state

Statements

2 statements

2 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: N-octanoyl-(2S)-hydroxyglycine · Sources: Rhea

Order

N-octanoyl-(2S)-hydroxyglycine is a substrate of PAMProteinRhea RHEA:58612Inferred only
N-octanoyl-(2S)-hydroxyglycine is a substrate of PAMProteinRhea RHEA:58616Inferred only

Reactions

2 reactions

N-octanoylglycine+2L-ascorbic acid+dioxygenN-octanoyl-(2S)-hydroxyglycine+2monodehydro-L-ascorbate radical+water
Catalysed by PAM
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:58612CC BY 4.0Reference data
N-octanoyl-(2S)-hydroxyglycineoctanamide+glyoxylate
Catalysed by PAM
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:58616CC BY 4.0Reference data

Other names

3 names

Resolves to: N-octanoyl-(2S)-hydroxyglycine

Also called: (2S)-(caprylylamino)(hydroxy)acetateN-caprylyl-(2S)-hydroxyglycinate
Systematic name: (2S)-hydroxy(octanoylamino)acetate