Valerate

Valerate

The valerate ion is C4H9COO− (valeric acid minus one hydrogen ion).

A valerate (compound) is a salt or ester of valeric acid.

See valeric acid for info.

Many steroid-based pharmaceuticals, for example ones based on betamethasone or hydrocortisone, include the steroid as the valerate ester.

Examples

* sodium valerate, Na(C4H9COO)
* methyl valerate, CH3(C4H9COO)

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  • Valerate — Val er*ate, n. (Chem.) A salt of valeric acid. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • valerate — [val′ər āt΄] n. a salt or ester of valeric acid * * * …   Universalium

  • valérate — ou valérianate (va lé ra t ou va lé ri a na t ) s. m. Terme de chimie. Sel formé par l acide valérique avec les bases …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • valerate — [val′ər āt΄] n. a salt or ester of valeric acid …   English World dictionary

  • Valerate — Strukturformel Allgemeines Name Valeriansäure Andere Namen Pentansäure Butancarbonsäure Baldriansäure …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • valerate — noun Date: 1852 a salt or ester of valeric acid …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • valerate — noun any salt or ester of valeric acid …   Wiktionary

  • valerate — A salt of valeric acid; some are used in modern medicine. SYN: valerianate. * * * val·er·ate val ə .rāt n a salt or ester of valeric acid * * * val·er·ate (valґər āt) a salt or ester of valeric acid …   Medical dictionary

  • valerate — [ vαləreɪt] noun Chemistry a salt or ester of valeric acid …   English new terms dictionary

  • valerate — val·er·ate …   English syllables

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