[{"from": "human", "value": "Describe this molecule. [C][C][C][C][C][C][C][C][=Branch1][C][=O][N][C@H1][Branch1][=Branch1][C][=Branch1][C][=O][O][O]"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "The molecule is an N-acyl-(2S)-hydroxyglycine resulting from the formal condensation of octanoic acid (caprylic acid) with the amino group of (2S)-hydroxyglycine. It is functionally related to an octanoic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a N-octanoyl-(2S)-hydroxyglycinate."}]