Term Name: trioctanoin
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 )

Relationships
is a type of: octanoate ester triglyceride
has_role: anticonvulsant plant metabolite