Term Name: isocaproic acid
Synonyms: 4,4-Dimethylbutanoic acid, 4-Methyl-N-valeric acid, 4-Methyl-pentanoic acid, 4-Methyl-Valeric acid, 4-methylpentanoic acid, 4-Methylvaleric acid, Isobutylacetic acid, Isocaproic acid, Isohexanoic acid, Isohexoic acid
Definition: A methyl-branched fatty acid that is pentanoic acid with a methyl group substituent at position 4. It is a metabolite of 20 alpha-hydroxycholesterol
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:74903]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: branched-chain saturated fatty acid medium-chain fatty acid methyl-branched fatty acid
has_role: human metabolite
inverse has_functional_parent: (2E)-2-(hydroxyimino)isohexanoic acid 4-methylpentanoyl-CoA
inverse is_conjugate_base_of: isocaproate
is_conjugate_acid_of: isocaproate