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Valeric acid

Valeric acid or pentanoic acid is a straight-chain alkyl carboxylic acid with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)3COOH. Like other low-molecular-weight carboxylic acids, it has an unpleasant odor. It is found in the perennial flowering plant Valeriana officinalis, from which it gets its name. Its primary use is in the synthesis of its esters. Salts and esters…

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Valerate salts and esters

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Valeric acid

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Edges72
Triples33
Avg. degree1.97
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Valeric acid

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related to Biology · 10
Valeric acid → Clostridioides, GABA, GABA-T, GABAB, HDAC, However, In, It, The, Valerate
related to Uses · 6
Valeric acid → FAO, Its, The, Typical, Valeric, WHO
related to history · 5
Valeric acid → It, Other, The, Valeriana, Valeric
related to Valerate salts and esters · 4
Valeric acid → C4H9COO, It, Many, The
see also · 3
Valeric acid → Hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic, List, Methylbutanoic
related to Manufacture · 2
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related to Reactions · 2
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is a · 1
Valeric acid → minor product of the gut microbiome and can also be produced by metabolism of its esters found in food

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Valeric acidis aminor product of the gut microbiome and can also be produced by metabolism of its esters found in food0.90text
Valeric acidrelated to BiologyIn0.60section
Valeric acidrelated to BiologyThe0.60section
Valeric acidrelated to BiologyClostridioides0.60section
Valeric acidrelated to BiologyValerate0.60section
Valeric acidrelated to BiologyHDAC0.60section
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Valeric acidrelated to BiologyGABA0.60section
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Valeric acidrelated to historyValeric0.60section

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