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Triheptanoin
CAS NO.: 620-67-7
Chemical Formula: C24H44O6
Molecular Weight: 428.6000
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Description:
Triheptanoin is a medication for the treatment of children and adults with molecularly confirmed long-chain fatty acid oxidation disorders (LC-FAOD).

Triheptanoin is a triglyceride that is composed of three seven-carbon (C7:0) fatty acids. These odd-carbon fatty acids are able to provide anaplerotic substrates for the TCA cycle. Triheptanoin is used clinically in humans to treat inherited metabolic diseases, such as pyruvate carboxylase deficiency and carnitine palmitoyltransferase II deficiency. It also appears to increase the efficacy of the ketogenic diet as a treatment for epilepsy.

Since triheptanoin is composed of odd-carbon fatty acids, it can produce ketone bodies with five carbon atoms, as opposed to even-carbon fatty acids which are metabolized to ketone bodies with four carbon atoms. The five-carbon ketones produced from triheptanoin are beta-ketopentanoate and beta-hydroxypentanoate. Each of these ketone bodies easily crosses the blood–brain barrier and enters the brain.

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Approvals
Active Ingredient Dosage Form; Route Strength Proprietary Name Applicant
TRIHEPTANOINLIQUID;ORAL100% w/wDOJOLVIULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INC
Patent Data
Patent No. Patent Expiration Drug Substance Claim Drug Product Claim Patent Use Code
869774810/03/2025DP
918634407/01/2025DP
Exclusive Data
Exclusivity Code Exclusivity Expiration
NCE 06/30/2025
ODE-311 06/30/2027