trioctanoin

Term ID

CHEBI:76978

Synonyms

• 1,2,3-Propanetriol trioctanoate
• 1,2,3-trioctanoylglycerol
• Axona
• Caprylic acid triglyceride
• Caprylic acid, 1,2,3-propanetriyl ester
• Caprylic triglyceride
• Caprylin
• Glycerin tricaprylate
• Glycerol tricaprylate
• Glycerol trioctanoate
• Glycerol trioctanoin
• Glyceryl tricaprylate
• Octanoic acid triglyceride
• Octanoic acid, 1,1',1''-(1,2,3-propanetriyl) ester
• Octanoic acid, 1,2,3-propanetriyl ester
• propane-1,2,3-triyl trioctanoate
• TG(8:0/8:0/8:0)
• Tricaprilin
• Tricaprylic glyceride
• Tricaprylin
• Tricapryloylglycerol
• Tricaprylyl glycerin
• trioctanoylglyceride
• Trioctanoylglycerol

Definition

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.

References

• CAS:538-23-8
• HMDB:HMDB0011187
• KEGG:C13044
• KEGG:D01587
• PMID:100603
• PMID:21262136
• PMID:24169853
• PMID:3752242
• PMID:6616756
• PMID:884170
• Reaxys:1717202
• Wikipedia:Axona

Ontology

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