| Bioactivity | Nonanoic acid is a naturally-occurring saturated fatty acid with nine carbon atoms. Nonanoic acid significantly reduces bacterial translocation, enhances antibacterial activity, and remarkably increases the secretion of porcine β-defensins 1 (pBD-1) and pBD-2[1]. | ||||||||||||
| Invitro | Nonanoic acid upregulates endogenous host defense peptides to enhance intestinal epithelial immunological barrier function via histone deacetylase inhibition[1]. | ||||||||||||
| Name | Nonanoic acid | ||||||||||||
| CAS | 112-05-0 | ||||||||||||
| Formula | C9H18O2 | ||||||||||||
| Molar Mass | 158.24 | ||||||||||||
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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