Term Name: (5R)-5-hydroxyhexanoic acid
Synonyms: (-)-5-hydroxycaproic acid, (-)-5-hydroxyhexanoic acid, (5R)-5-hydroxycaproic acid, (R)-(-)-5-hydroxyhexanoic acid
Definition: An (omega-1)-hydroxy fatty acid that is caproic acid in which the 5-pro-R hydrogen is replaced by a hydroxy group.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:78842]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: (omega-1)-hydroxy fatty acid medium-chain fatty acid
has_functional_parent: hexanoic acid
inverse has_functional_parent: ascr#12 icas#12