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Caprylic acid

Formula: C8H16O2 · MW: 144.214 · Drug-likeness: 0.581

⚗️ Identity
Name
Caprylic acid
Aliases / Synonyms
octanoic acid; 124-07-2; n-octanoic acid; Octylic acid; n-caprylic acid; octoic acid; n-octylic acid; n-Octoic acid; 1-heptanecarboxylic acid
🧪 Chemistry
Molecular Weight
144.2140
LogP
2.4315
Drug-likeness
0.581
Oral Bioavailability
16.3980
H-Bond Acceptors
1
H-Bond Donors
1
Rotatable Bonds
6
🔗 External References
PubChem CID
CAS Number
InChIKey
WWZKQHOCKIZLMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
4
Clinical Trials
0
Meta-Analyses
1
PubMed References
📋 Sample Trials
NCT03904433
Quantification of Ketosis After Intake of Coconut Oil and Caprylic Acid-With and Without Glucose-After a 12-hour Fast
Completed · Aged
NCT00848172
Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Pilot Study of Octanoic Acid in Essential Tremor
Completed · Phase 1|Phase 2 · Essential Tremor
NCT01468948
Octanoic Acid for Essential Tremor
Completed · Phase 1 · Essential Tremor
NCT01864525
Effects of Octanoic Acid for Treatment of Essential Voice Tremor
Completed · Phase 1|Phase 2 · Essential Voice Tremor|Vocal Tremor|Voic
📊 Sample Meta-Analyses
None linked yet.
📚 Sample References
PMID 32770813
Caprylic acid (C8:0) promotes bone metastasis of prostate cancer by dysregulated adipo-osteogenic balance in bone marrow
Cancer Sci · 2020
🏥 Linked Health Topics 1 · matched via study conditions