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(±)-2-Hydroxyoctanoic acid

Catalog No. H7396 Name Sigma Aldrich
CAS Number 617-73-2 Website http://www.sigmaaldrich.com
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SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
2-hydroxyoctanoic acid
IUPAC Traditional name
hydroxyoctanoate
Synonyms
(±)-2-Hydroxycaprylic acid

DATABASE IDS

CAS Number 617-73-2
PubChem SID 24895793
EC Number 210-524-3
MDL Number MFCD00014410
Beilstein Number 1760638

PROPERTIES

GHS Pictograms GHS07
GHS Signal Word Warning
GHS Hazard statements H315-H319-H335
European Hazard Symbols Irritant Irritant (Xi)
Personal Protective Equipment dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves
GHS Precautionary statements P261-P305 + P351 + P338
Risk Statements 36/37/38
Safety Statements 26-36
German water hazard class 3

DETAILS

Description (English)
Biochem/physiol Actions
(±)-2-Hydroxyoctanoic acid inhibits purified medium-chain acyl-CoA synthetase from bovine liver mitochondria (Ki, 500 uM) with hexanoic acid as a substrate 1.

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