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MOLECULE

Pelargonic acid

Nonanoic acid is a C9 straight-chain saturated fatty acid which occurs naturally as esters of the oil of pelargonium. Has antifungal properties, and is also used as a herbicide as well as in the preparation of plasticisers and lacquers. It has a role as an antifeedant, a plant metabolite, a Daphnia magna metabolite and an algal metabolite. It is a straight-chain saturated fatty acid and a medium-chain fatty acid. It is a conjugate acid of a nonanoate. It derives from a hydride of a nonane.

Summary from ChEBI, via PubChem.

Chemistry

Formula
C9H18O2
Molecular weight
158.24 g/mol
IUPAC name
nonanoic acid
InChIKey
FBUKVWPVBMHYJY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CCCCCCCCC(=O)O
PubChem
CID 8158 ↗

Contributing sources

  • PubChem
  • ChEBI
  • LOTUS

Found in

84 organisms, ranked by how many independent papers report the compound in each. Occurrence data from LOTUS, across 77 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.

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