Record Information
Version1.0
Creation Date2016-09-30 22:30:13 UTC
Update Date2020-04-22 15:03:27 UTC
BMDB IDBMDB0000409
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • BMDB00409
Metabolite Identification
Common Name(5R)-5-Hydroxyhexanoic acid
Description(5R)-5-Hydroxyhexanoic acid, also known as (5R)-5-hydroxycaproate or HMBA, 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. Based on a literature review very few articles have been published on (5R)-5-Hydroxyhexanoic acid.
Structure
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Synonyms
ValueSource
(-)-5-Hydroxycaproic acidChEBI
(-)-5-Hydroxyhexanoic acidChEBI
(5R)-5-Hydroxycaproic acidChEBI
(R)-(-)-5-Hydroxyhexanoic acidChEBI
(-)-5-HydroxycaproateGenerator
(-)-5-HydroxyhexanoateGenerator
(5R)-5-HydroxycaproateGenerator
(R)-(-)-5-HydroxyhexanoateGenerator
(5R)-5-HydroxyhexanoateGenerator
(5R)-5-Hydroxy-hexanoateHMDB
(5R)-5-Hydroxy-hexanoic acidHMDB
HMBAHMDB
5R-Hydroxy-hexanoateHMDB
Chemical FormulaC6H12O3
Average Molecular Weight132.1577
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight132.07864425
IUPAC Name(5R)-5-hydroxyhexanoic acid
Traditional NameHMBA
CAS Registry Number83972-61-6
SMILES
C[C@@H](O)CCCC(O)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C6H12O3/c1-5(7)3-2-4-6(8)9/h5,7H,2-4H2,1H3,(H,8,9)/t5-/m1/s1
InChI KeyYDCRNMJQROAWFT-RXMQYKEDSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
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.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassLipids and lipid-like molecules
ClassFatty Acyls
Sub ClassFatty acids and conjugates
Direct ParentMedium-chain fatty acids
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Medium-chain fatty acid
  • Hydroxy fatty acid
  • Secondary alcohol
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organic oxide
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Alcohol
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Ontology
StatusExpected but not Quantified
Origin
  • Endogenous
BiofunctionNot Available
ApplicationNot Available
Cellular locations
  • Adiposome
  • Cell membrane
  • Cytoplasm
Physical Properties
StateSolid
Experimental Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting PointNot AvailableNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water SolubilityNot AvailableNot Available
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
logP0.32ALOGPS
logP0.35ChemAxon
logS-0.02ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)4.71ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-1.6ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count3ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count2ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area57.53 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count4ChemAxon
Refractivity32.82 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability14.02 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
BioavailabilityYesChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Spectra
Spectra
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations
  • Adiposome
  • Cell membrane
  • Cytoplasm
Biospecimen LocationsNot Available
Pathways
Normal Concentrations
Not Available
Abnormal Concentrations
Not Available
HMDB IDHMDB0000409
DrugBank IDNot Available
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FooDB IDFDB022025
KNApSAcK IDNot Available
Chemspider ID5474600
KEGG Compound IDNot Available
BioCyc IDNot Available
BiGG IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkNot Available
METLIN ID5398
PubChem Compound7131043
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI ID78842
References
Synthesis ReferenceFazio, Fabio; Schneider, Manfred P. FA-catalyzed trimerization of R-(+)-6-methyltetrahydro-2-pyranone. FB 9-Bergische Universitat-GH-Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany. Tetrahedron Letters (2002), 43(5), 811-814.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
General ReferencesNot Available