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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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related to Biology · 10
Valeric acid → Clostridioides, GABA, GABA-T, GABAB, HDAC, However, In, It, The, Valerate
related to Uses · 6
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related to history · 5
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related to Valerate salts and esters · 4
Valeric acid → C4H9COO, It, Many, The
see also · 3
Valeric acid → Hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic, List, Methylbutanoic
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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 acidrelated to historyValeric0.60section

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