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Heptanal

Heptanal is an n-alkanal resulting from the oxidation of the alcoholic hydroxy group of heptan-1-ol to the corresponding aldehyde. An endogenous aldehyde coming from membrane lipid oxidation, it is found in the blood of lung cancer patients and has been regarded as a potential biomarker of lung cancer. It has a role as a biomarker. It is a n-alkanal, a saturated fatty aldehyde and a medium-chain fatty aldehyde.

Summary from ChEBI, via PubChem.

Chemistry

Formula
C7H14O
Molecular weight
114.19 g/mol
IUPAC name
heptanal
InChIKey
FXHGMKSSBGDXIY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CCCCCCC=O
PubChem
CID 8130 ↗

Contributing sources

  • PubChem
  • ChEBI
  • LOTUS

Found in

61 organisms, ranked by how many independent papers report the compound in each. Occurrence data from LOTUS, across 60 references.

Protein interactions

Laboratory measurements of the compound at its own doses. They do not describe any product that contains it.

Disease associations

Associations recorded for the compound itself. A metabolomics association means it was detected or studied in that condition, not that it treats or causes it; an occupational entry describes a hazard of exposure. Neither is a therapeutic claim about any product.

Literature