Valeric acid

SFA5:0

  Overview

Stats

SFA
Type
5
Carbons
0
Double bonds
0
Bis-allylic sites
102.13
Weight · g/mol
-34.5 °C
Melting point
C5H10O2
Formula

Also known as

IUPAC pentanoic acid

  At a Glance

Key Points

Named after the valerian plant; its pleasant-smelling esters are used in perfumes and fruity food flavorings.

Source

Found in dairy. Also made by gut microbes.

Type

Short-chain saturated fatty acid with 5 carbons and no double bonds.

Identification

  Synonyms

Common Name Valeric acid
IUPAC Name pentanoic acid
Traditional Name —
Other Synonyms No other synonyms recorded.

  External IDs

General References
Wikipedia Valeric_acid
Lipids
Lipid Maps LMFA01010005
Lipid Bank DFA0005
Swiss Lipids 000389552
PlantFA ID —
Food & Nutrition
FooDB FDB003230
INFOODS —
Chemistry / Compounds
PubChem CID 7991
CAS 109-52-4
ChEBI 17418
ChEMBL CHEMBL268736
ChemSpider 7701
InChIKey —
ZINC ID ZINC000031500905
NIKKAJI ID J1.504K
PDBe LEA
UCI (UniChem) 146983
SureChEMBL 5886
CCDC VALRAC
NMRShiftDB 8237
Metabolites & Pathways
HMDB HMDB0000892
METLIN 110
RefMet ID —
RefMet Name —
MetaboLights ID MTBLS1106
BioCyc/MetaCyc —
MetaNetX ID —
BiGG ID —
KEGG C00803
KNApSAcK C00001208
Reactome ID —
Drugs & Pharmacology
DrugBank DB02406
DrugCentral —
BindingDB —
Guide to Pharm 1061
Probes & Drugs PD008360
Clinical & Medical
SNOMED-CT —
MeSH C038780
NCIt Code —
Regulatory
NIH UNII (USA) GZK92PJM7B
FDA SRS (USA) GZK92PJM7B
NHPID (Canada) —
DTXSID (USA) DTXSID7021655
TGA Ing ID (Australia) —
Commercial Suppliers
MolPort Molport-001-780-113
eMolecules 478562
Mcule MCULE-2333640078
ChemicalBook CB2309387
MedChemExpress —

Chemical Properties

Name(s):
Common Name Valeric acid
Simple Notation 5:0
Notation 5:0
IUPAC Name pentanoic acid
Structure:
Molecular C5H10O2
Structure CH3(CH2)3COOH
SMILES CCCCC(=O)O
Physical:
Weight 102.13 g/mol
Melting Point -34.5 °C
Reactivity
Double Bonds 0
Bis-Allylic Carbons 0
Beta-Oxidation
Beta Oxidation Cycles 1
ATP Yield (Net) 16 ATP