ca·pro·ic acid

(kə-prō′ĭk, kă-)

An odorous liquid fatty acid, C₆H₁₂O₂, found in milk fat and plant oils or synthesized and used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and flavorings. Also called hexanoic acid.

[From Latin caper, capr-, goat (from the acid's goatlike smell).]

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caproic acid

(kəˈprəʊɪk)

(Elements & Compounds) another name for hexanoic acid

[C19: caproic, from Latin caper goat, alluding to its smell]

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ca•pro′ic ac′id

(kəˈproʊ ɪk)
n.

an oily, odoriferous liquid, C₆H₁₂O₂, used esp. to make flavoring agents.

[1830–40; alter. of capric acid]

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Noun

caproic acid - a fatty acid found in animal oils and fats or made synthetically; smells like goats

hexanoic acid

saturated fatty acid - a fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms; found chiefly in animal fats

Translations

Capronsäure

kapronihappo

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Availability of other medium chain fatty acids such as caproic acid, lauric acid and caprylic acid among others with properties similar to capric acid might restrain the sales of global capric acid.

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For VFA analysis, 250 [micro]L of the supernatant were added with 150 [micro]L of caproic acid as an internal standard (N Caproic Acid, Sigma-Aldrich Chemie GmbH, Steinheim, Germany) and 100 [micro]L of distilled water.

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Researchers used bacteria to turn the cocktail into an extract containing the useful compounds caproic acid and caprylic acid.

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The major acid components of oil found by TLC were caproic acid, caprylic acid, capric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, etc.

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY AND GLC OF MEDICINAL SEED OILS

The acid is different from the chelating agent and is selected from the group consisting of glycolic acid, citric acid, lactic acid, formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, valeric acid, caproic acid, gluconic acid, itaconic acid, trichloroacetic acid, benzoic acid, urea hydrochloride, and combinations thereof.

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In this study, 1-monocaproin synthesized ([14]) through a modified process with caproic acid, glycidol, and chromium (III) chloride as a catalyst, was evaluated for a potent angiogenic compound along with VEGF (positive control) and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) (negative control) through the CAM assay.

Evaluation of angiogenic potential of 1-monocaproin using chick chorioallantoic membrane assay

The others remained with averages ranging from 0.027 mg / 100 g (caproic acid C10: 0) to 0.677 mg / 100 g (myristic acid C14: 0) (Table 3).

Determination of the fatty acid profile in Eugenia dysenterica DC. seeds/Determinacao do perfil de acidos graxos em sementes de cagaiteiras (Eugenia dysenterica DC.)

Caproic acid decreased 41% when compared CON and the highest CNSL diet level (0.06); increased 44% in the case of palmitoleic acid.

Intake, digestibility of nutrients, milk production and composition in dairy cows fed on diets containing cashew nut shell liquid/Consumo e digestibilidade dos nutrientes da dieta, producao de leite e composicao em vacas leiteiras alimentadas com dietas contendo liquido da casca de castanha de caju