3-Hydroxyoctanoic acid

3-Hydroxyoctanoic acid
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
3-Hydroxyoctanoic acid
Other names
3-Hydroxycaprylic acid; β-Hydroxyoctanoic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
MeSH C101940
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C8H16O3/c1-2-3-4-5-7(9)6-8(10)11/h7,9H,2-6H2,1H3,(H,10,11)
    Key: NDPLAKGOSZHTPH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/C8H16O3/c1-2-3-4-5-7(9)6-8(10)11/h7,9H,2-6H2,1H3,(H,10,11)
    Key: NDPLAKGOSZHTPH-UHFFFAOYAI
  • CCCCCC(CC(=O)O)O
Properties
C8H16O3
Molar mass 160.213 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

3-Hydroxyoctanoic acid is a beta-hydroxy acid that is naturally produced in humans, other animals, and plants.

3-Hydroxyoctanoic acid is the primary endogenous agonist of hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 3 (HCA3), a G protein-coupled receptor protein which is encoded by the human gene HCAR3. In plants, signalling chemical emitted by the orchid Cymbidium floribundum and recognized by Japanese honeybees (Apis cerana japonica).

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