
Tricaprylin
Trioctanoin is 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. It has a role as an anticonvulsant and a plant metabolite. It is a triglyceride and an octanoate ester. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 2,3-di(octanoyloxy)propyl octanoate
- Molecular formula
- C27H50O6
- Molecular weight
- 470.7 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 470.36073931 Da
- XLogP3
- 8.9
- Topological polar surface area
- 78.9 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 6
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:76978
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL1406148
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID6021375
- PubMed:22928270
- PubMed:22870801
- PubMed:22426713
- PubMed:22363842
- PubMed:22347416
- PubMed:22341515
- PubMed:22306174
- PubMed:22078466
- PubMed:22007294
- PubMed:21861203
- PubMed:21762508
- PubMed:21668007
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