Myristic acid

SFA14:0

  Overview

Stats

SFA
Type
14
Carbons
0
Double bonds
0
Bis-allylic sites
228.37
Weight · g/mol
53.9 °C
Melting point
C14H28O2
Formula

Also known as

IUPAC tetradecanoic acid

  At a Glance

Key Points

Named after nutmeg (Myristica), from which it was first isolated in 1841.

Source

Primarily from plant oils and dairy; also in fish & seafood and ruminant fat.

Type

Long-chain saturated fatty acid with 14 carbons and no double bonds.

Identification

  Synonyms

Common Name Myristic acid
IUPAC Name tetradecanoic acid
Traditional Name —
Other Synonyms No other synonyms recorded.

  External IDs

General References
Wikipedia Myristic_acid
Lipids
Lipid Maps LMFA01010014
Lipid Bank DFA0014
Swiss Lipids 000000825
PlantFA ID —
Food & Nutrition
FooDB FDB002890
INFOODS —
Chemistry / Compounds
PubChem CID 11005
CAS 544-63-8
ChEBI 28875
ChEMBL CHEMBL111077
ChemSpider 10539
InChIKey —
ZINC ID ZINC000001530417
NIKKAJI ID J4.411C
PDBe MYR
UCI (UniChem) 259505
SureChEMBL 6374
CCDC ZZZOEG
NMRShiftDB 60016322
Metabolites & Pathways
HMDB HMDB0000806
METLIN 196
RefMet ID —
RefMet Name —
MetaboLights ID MTBLS1015
BioCyc/MetaCyc CPD-7836
MetaNetX ID MNXM314
BiGG ID 215851
KEGG C06424
KNApSAcK C00001228
Reactome ID —
Drugs & Pharmacology
DrugBank DB08231
DrugCentral —
BindingDB 50147581
Guide to Pharm 2806
Probes & Drugs PD004622
Clinical & Medical
SNOMED-CT —
MeSH D019814
NCIt Code C68393
Regulatory
NIH UNII (USA) 0I3V7S25AW
FDA SRS (USA) 0I3V7S25AW
NHPID (Canada) —
DTXSID (USA) DTXSID6021666
TGA Ing ID (Australia) —
Commercial Suppliers
MolPort Molport-001-779-744
eMolecules 480439
Mcule MCULE-9671122893
ChemicalBook CB1104862
MedChemExpress HY-N2041

Chemical Properties

Name(s):
Common Name Myristic acid
Simple Notation 14:0
Notation 14:0
IUPAC Name tetradecanoic acid
Structure:
Molecular C14H28O2
Structure CH3(CH2)12COOH
SMILES CCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
Physical:
Weight 228.37 g/mol
Melting Point 53.9 °C
Reactivity
Double Bonds 0
Bis-Allylic Carbons 0
Beta-Oxidation
Beta Oxidation Cycles 6
ATP Yield (Net) 92 ATP