Capric acid

DB03600ExperimentalSmall molecule

Decanoic acid is a solid. This compound belongs to the straight chain fatty acids. These are fatty acids with a straight aliphatic chain. The proteins that decanoic acid targets include... The proteins that decanoic acid targets include furin, octanoyltransferase, 3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] synthase 1, peptostreptococcal albumin-binding protein, and putative uncharacterized protein tcp14.

Chemical structure of Capric acid
Formula / weight
C10H20O2 · 172.2646 g/mol (avg)
Also known as
Decanoic acid · n-capric acid · n-decanoic acid · n-decylic acid
Code names
FEMA NO. 2364 · NSC-5025 · PALMAC-99-10 · PRIFAC-2906

Resolves to

Compound
UNII4G9EDB6V73CAS334-48-5ChEMBLCHEMBL107498ChEBI30813PubChem2969KEGGC01571
Clinical / RWD
RxNorm22380
Structure
InChIKeyGHVNFZFCNZKVNT-UHFFFAOYSA-NSMILESCCCCCCCCCC(O)=O
Targets
P09958FURINQ51911pabQ9NZD2GLTPP9WK83lipBQ6ZZJ1tcp14P37231PPARGP0A953fabB

What you can answer from here — as of October 06, 2026

7Protein targetsEach mapped to UniProt, with action and pharmacological action
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14Drug interactionsStructured to mechanism, not free text
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