The molecule is a fatty acid anion 10:0 that is the conjugate base of decanoic acid. It has a role as a human metabolite, a plant metabolite and a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite. It is a medium-chain fatty acid anion, a straight-chain saturated fatty acid anion and a fatty acid anion 10:0. It is a conjugate base of a decanoic acid.
decanoate