MYRISTIC ACID OR TETRADECANOIC ACID[CH3(CH2)12COOH]

  CAS Number 544-63-8

·         Linear Formula CH₃(CH₂)₁₂COOH

·         Molecular Weight 228.37

·          Beilstein Registry Number 508624

·          EC Number 208-875-2

·          MDL number MFCD00002744

·          PubChem Substance ID 24896795

Myristic acid, also called tetradecanoic acid, is a common saturated fatty acid with the molecular formula CH₃(CH₂)₁₂COOH. A myristate is a salt or ester of myristic acid. Myristic acid is named after the nutmeg Myristica fragrans.

Detailed description

Uses

Myristic acid is commonly added co-translationally to the penultimate, nitrogen-terminus, glycine in receptor-associated kinases to confer the membrane localisation of the enzyme. The myristic acid has a sufficiently high hydrophobicity to become incorporated into the fatty acyl core of the phospholipid bilayer of the plasma membrane of the eukaryotic cell. In this way, myristic acid acts as a lipid anchor in biomembranes.

The ester isopropyl myristate is used in cosmetic and topical medicinal preparations where good absorption through the skin is desired

Reduction of myristic acid yields myristyl aldehyde and myristyl alcohol.

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