Classification
Compound class	Synthetic organic
Approved drug?	Yes (source: FDA (1964))

IUPAC Name

6-aminohexanoic acid

International Nonproprietary Names
INN number	INN
1189	aminocaproic acid

Synonyms

ε-aminocaproic acid

Amicar®

EACA

Database Links
CAS Registry No.	60-32-2 (source: PubChem)
ChEBI	CHEBI:16586
ChEMBL Ligand	CHEMBL1046
DrugBank Ligand	DB00513
PubChem CID	564
RCSB PDB Ligand	ACA
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Wikipedia	Aminocaproic_acid

Comments

Aminocaproic acid is a derivative of lysine.