Details of Metabolite (Meta)

General Information of Metabolite (ID: MT084)
  Meta Name
Caproate
  Unify Name
Caproate (6:0)
  Synonym    Click to Show/Hide the Detailed Synonyms of This Metabolite
1-Hexanoic acid;1-Pentanecarboxylic acid;6:0;Butylacetic acid;C6:0;Capronic acid;CH3-[CH2]4-COOH;Hexanoate;Hexoic acid;Hexylic acid;N-Caproic acid;N-Hexanoic acid;N-Hexoic acid;N-Hexylic acid;Pentanecarboxylic acid;Pentiformic acid;Pentylformic acid;1-Hexanoate;Caproate;1-Pentanecarboxylate;Butylacetate;Capronate;Hexanoic acid;Hexoate;Hexylate;N-Caproate;N-Hexanoate;N-Hexoate;N-Hexylate;Pentanecarboxylate;Pentiformate;Pentylformate;Hexanoic acid, calcium salt;Hexanoic acid, sodium salt, 1-(11)C-labeled;Hexanoic acid, nickel (2+) salt;Hexanoic acid, sodium salt;Bismuth(III)hexanoate;Hexanoic acid, copper (2+) salt;Hexanoic acid, manganese (2+) salt;Bi(ohex)3;Hexanoic acid, barium salt;Hexanoic acid, potassium salt;Hexanoic acid, rhodium (2+) salt;FA(6:0)
  Molecule Type
Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs)
  Formula
C6H11O2
  Inchi Key
FUZZWVXGSFPDMH-UHFFFAOYSA-M
  Description    Click to Show/Hide the Detailed Description of This Metabolite
Human Metabolome Database (HMDB): Caproate (6:0) belongs to the class of organic compounds known as medium-chain fatty acids. These are fatty acids with an aliphatic tail that contains between 4 and 12 carbon atoms.
  External Links   HMDB ID   HMDB0061883
  VMH ID   caproic

The epigenetic modification information of this metabolite
Modification Type Molecule EM Info Cell/Tissue Type Modified sites Condition REF
DNA Methylation DNMT EM Info . . . [1]
Histone Deacetylation HDAC7 EM Info . . . [2], [3]
Histone Acetylation Histone Acetylase (HAT) EM Info . . . [1]

The microbes that produce this metabolite
      Anaerostipes hadrus
         Detailed Information MIC Info click to show the detail information of this Microbiota [1]
         Description
Anaerostipes hadrus is a gram-positive bacteria from the genus of Anaerostipes which has been isolated from human faeces.
      Coprococcus catus
         Detailed Information MIC Info click to show the detail information of this Microbiota [1]
         Description
Coprococcus catus is a species of anaerobic cocci which are part of the human faecal microbiota.

References
1 Gut Microbiota as Important Mediator Between Diet and DNA Methylation and Histone Modifications in the Host. Nutrients. 2020 Feb 25;12(3):597. doi: 10.3390/nu12030597.
2 Dietary metabolites derived from gut microbiota: critical modulators of epigenetic changes in mammals. Nutr Rev. 2017 May 1;75(5):374-389. doi: 10.1093/nutrit/nux001.
3 p-Cresyl Sulfate. Toxins (Basel). 2017 Jan 29;9(2):52. doi: 10.3390/toxins9020052.

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