Formulation: A solid
Formal Name: S-octanoate coenzyme A, sodium salt
Purity: ≥95%
Formula Markup: C29H50N7O17P3S • XNa
Formula Weight: 893,7
Shelf life (days): 1460
Notes: Octanoyl-coenzyme A (octanoyl-CoA) is a medium-chain acyl CoA and a metabolic intermediate in mitochondrial fatty acid β-oxidation.{43866,43867,43868} Levels of octanoyl-CoA are increased in the liver of patients with Reye’s syndrome and β-oxidation of octanoyl-CoA by medium-chain acyl CoA dehydrogenase (MCADH) is decreased in patients with MCADH deficiency (MCD).{43867,43868} Octanoyl-CoA inhibits citrate synthase and glutamate dehydrogenase.{43866}