IMPPAT Phytochemical information: 
Hexanoic acid

Hexanoic acid
Summary

SMILES: CCCCCC(=O)O
InChI: InChI=1S/C6H12O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6(7)8/h2-5H2,1H3,(H,7,8)
InChIKey: FUZZWVXGSFPDMH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
DeepSMILES: CCCCCC=O)O
Functional groups: CC(=O)O
Chemical classification
ClassyFire Kingdom: Organic compounds
ClassyFire Superclass: Lipids and lipid-like molecules
ClassyFire Class: Fatty Acyls
ClassyFire Subclass: Fatty acids and conjugates
NP Classifier Biosynthetic pathway: Fatty acids
NP Classifier Superclass: Fatty Acids and Conjugates
NP Classifier Class: Branched fatty acids|Unsaturated fatty acids
Synonymous chemical names:
hexanoic acid b, n-caproic acid, capronic acid, caproic (hexanoic) acid, n-hexanoic acid, caproic acid (c6), caproic acid(oil), hexanoic acid, caproic acid, caproic acids, hexanoic acid, caproic-acid, capronic-acid
External chemical identifiers:
CID:CID_8892; ChEMBL:CHEMBL14184; ChEBI:CHEBI:30776; ZINC:ZINC000001529230; FDASRS:1F8SN134MX; SureChEMBL:SCHEMBL3867; MolPort-001-769-761
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Hexanoic acid
Physicochemical properties
Property name Tool Property value
Molecular weight (g/mol) RDKit 116.16
Log P RDKit 1.65
Topological polar surface area (Å2) RDKit 37.3
Number of hydrogen bond acceptors RDKit 1
Number of hydrogen bond donors RDKit 1
Number of carbon atoms RDKit 6
Number of heavy atoms RDKit 8
Number of heteroatoms RDKit 2
Number of nitrogen atoms RDKit 0
Number of sulfur atoms RDKit 0
Number of chiral carbon atoms RDKit 0
Stereochemical complexity RDKit 0
Number of sp hybridized carbon atoms RDKit 0
Number of sp2 hybridized carbon atoms RDKit 1
Number of sp3 hybridized carbon atoms RDKit 5
Shape complexity RDKit 0.83
Number of rotatable bonds RDKit 4
Number of aliphatic carbocycles RDKit 0
Number of aliphatic heterocycles RDKit 0
Number of aliphatic rings RDKit 0
Number of aromatic carbocycles RDKit 0
Number of aromatic heterocycles RDKit 0
Number of aromatic rings RDKit 0
Total number of rings RDKit 0
Number of saturated carbocycles RDKit 0
Number of saturated heterocycles RDKit 0
Number of saturated rings RDKit 0
Number of Smallest Set of Smallest Rings (SSSR) RDKit 0


Hexanoic acid
Drug-likeness
Property nameToolProperty value
Number of Lipinski’s rule of 5 violations RDKit 0
Lipinski’s rule of 5 filter RDKit Passed
Number of Ghose filter violations RDKit 2
Ghose filter RDKit Failed
Veber filter RDKit Good
Pfizer 3/75 filter RDKit Bad
GSK 4/400 filter RDKit Good
Weighted quantitative estimate of drug-likeness (QEDw) score RDKit 0.566873


Hexanoic acid
ADME properties
Property nameToolProperty value
Bioavailability score SwissADME 0.85
Solubility class [ESOL] SwissADME Very soluble
Solubility class [Silicos-IT] SwissADME Soluble
Blood Brain Barrier permeation SwissADME Yes
Gastrointestinal absorption SwissADME High
Log Kp (Skin permeation, cm/s) SwissADME -5.65
Number of PAINS structural alerts SwissADME 0
Number of Brenk structural alerts SwissADME 0
CYP1A2 inhibitor SwissADME No
CYP2C19 inhibitor SwissADME No
CYP2C9 inhibitor SwissADME No
CYP2D6 inhibitor SwissADME No
CYP3A4 inhibitor SwissADME No
P-glycoprotein substrate SwissADME No


Hexanoic acid
Phytochemical - Human target proteins supported by experimental evidence associations
Human target proteins supported by experimental evidence
IMPPAT target identifierGene identifierHGNC symbolEntrez Gene identifierSource
TAR_EXP_000456ENSG00000085662AKR1B1231ChEMBL, NPASS
TAR_EXP_001160ENSG00000242515UGT1A1054575ChEMBL, NPASS
TAR_EXP_001161ENSG00000242366UGT1A854576ChEMBL, NPASS