Decanoic acid
Decanoic acid, or capric acid, is a saturated fatty acid. Its formula is CH3(CH2)8COOH. Salts and esters of decanoic acid are called decanoates. The term capric acid arises from the Latin "capric" which pertains to goats due to their olfactory similarities.
It is used in organic synthesis and industrially in the manufacture of perfumes, lubricants, greases, rubber, dyes, plastics, food additives and pharmaceuticals.
Three such acids are named after goats: caproic (C6), caprylic (C8), capric (C10), totaling 15% in goat milk fat.
Pharmaceuticals
Decanoate salts and esters of various drugs are available. Since decanoic acid is a fatty acid, forming a salt or ester with a drug will increase its lipophilicity and its affinity for fatty tissue. Since distribution of a drug from fatty tissue is usually slow, one may develop a long-acting injectable form of a drug (called a Depot injection) by using its decanoate form. Some examples of drugs available as a decanoate ester or salt include nandrolone, fluphenazine, bromperidol, haloperidol and vanoxerine.
Translation of "Decanoic acid"
German: Caprinsäure, French: Acide décanoïque, Latvian: Kaprīnskābe, Dutch: Decaanzuur, Japanese: カプリン酸, Polish: Kwas dekanowy, Portuguese: Ácido cáprico, Russian: Каприновая кислота.
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