Term Name: | trioctanoin |
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Synonyms: | 1,2,3-Propanetriol trioctanoate, 1,2,3-trioctanoylglycerol, Axona, Caprylic acid triglyceride, Caprylic acid, 1,2,3-propanetriyl ester, Caprylic triglyceride, Caprylin, Glycerin tricaprylate, Glycerol tricaprylate, Glycerol trioctanoate, Glycerol trioctanoin, Glyceryl tricaprylate, Octanoic acid triglyceride, Octanoic acid, 1,1',1''-(1,2,3-propanetriyl) ester, Octanoic acid, 1,2,3-propanetriyl ester, propane-1,2,3-triyl trioctanoate, TG(8:0/8:0/8:0), Tricaprilin, Tricaprylic glyceride, Tricaprylin, Tricapryloylglycerol, Tricaprylyl glycerin, trioctanoylglyceride, Trioctanoylglycerol |
Definition: | A triglyceride obtained by acylation of the three hydroxy groups of glycerol by octanoic acid. Used as an alternative energy source to glucose for patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:76978] ( EBI ) |