Term Name: | isocaproic acid |
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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 ) |