Myristic acid (ECMDB21427) (M2MDB001822)

IdentificationTaxonomyPhysical PropertiesBiological PropertiesSpectraConcentrationsLinksReferencesEnzymes (5)XML
Proteins (14)
Record Information
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Creation Date2012-08-09 09:16:12 -0600
Update Date2015-09-13 15:15:33 -0600
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • ECMDB21427
Identification
Name:Myristic acid
DescriptionMyristic acid ia a saturated 14-carbon fatty acid occurring in most animal and vegetable fats, particularly butterfat and coconut, palm, and nutmeg oils. It is used to synthesize flavor and as an ingredient in soaps and cosmetics. (From Dorland, 28th ed) Myristic acid is also commonly added to a penultimate nitrogen terminus glycine in receptor-associated kinases to confer the membrane localisation of the enzyme.
Structure
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MOLSDF3D-SDFPDBSMILESInChI View 3D Structure
Synonyms:
  • 1-Tridecanecarboxylate
  • 1-Tridecanecarboxylic acid
  • Crodacid
  • Myristate
  • Myristate pure
  • Myristic acid pure
  • Myristoate
  • Myristoic acid
  • N-Tetradecan-1-oate
  • N-Tetradecan-1-oic acid
  • N-Tetradecanoate
  • N-Tetradecanoic acid
  • Tetradecanoate
  • Tetradecanoic (Myristic) acid
  • Tetradecanoic acid
Chemical Formula:C14H28O2
Weight:Average: 228.3709
Monoisotopic: 228.20893014
InChI Key:TUNFSRHWOTWDNC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI:InChI=1S/C14H28O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14(15)16/h2-13H2,1H3,(H,15,16)
CAS number:544-63-8
IUPAC Name:tetradecanoic acid
Traditional IUPAC Name:myristic acid
SMILES:CCCCCCCCCCCCCC(O)=O
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as long-chain fatty acids. These are fatty acids with an aliphatic tail that contains between 13 and 21 carbon atoms.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassLipids and lipid-like molecules
ClassFatty Acyls
Sub ClassFatty acids and conjugates
Direct ParentLong-chain fatty acids
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Long-chain fatty acid
  • Straight chain fatty acid
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organic oxide
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Physical Properties
State:Solid
Charge:-1
Melting point:53.9 °C
Experimental Properties:
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility:0.00107 mg/mL [YALKOWSKY,SH & DANNENFELSER,RM (1992)]PhysProp
LogP:6.11 [SANGSTER (1993)]PhysProp
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility0.0017 g/LALOGPS
logP6.1ALOGPS
logP5.37ChemAxon
logS-5.1ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)4.95ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count2ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count1ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area37.3 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count12ChemAxon
Refractivity67.88 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability30.1 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
Bioavailability0ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations:Membrane
Reactions:
Myristic acid + Coenzyme A + Adenosine triphosphate > Adenosine monophosphate + Tetradecanoyl-CoA
SMPDB Pathways:
fatty acid oxidation (myristate)PW001021 ThumbThumb?image type=greyscaleThumb?image type=simple
KEGG Pathways:Not Available
EcoCyc Pathways:Not Available
Concentrations
Not Available
Spectra
Spectra:
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash Key
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (1 TMS)splash10-017i-2910000000-66b35fb8449ba9de9cd6View in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized)splash10-017i-2910000000-66b35fb8449ba9de9cd6View in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-0159-0910000000-f45703c464ca75f98f26View in MoNA
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-0006-9700000000-ec8d81e37bc3b8531c99View in MoNA
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (1 TMS) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-0079-9330000000-5ec01705dfacc992be28View in MoNA
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_1_1) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 10V, Negative (Annotated)splash10-004i-0090000000-73ac1cfb8731e6318cc5View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 25V, Negative (Annotated)splash10-004i-1090000000-3aa768974da0ea81c1c9View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 10V, Negativesplash10-004i-0090000000-22cd107a87b9acf058c5View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 20V, Negativesplash10-004i-0090000000-2f7bb32e4b42206d851dView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 30V, Negativesplash10-004i-2090000000-d45cffc15e2efbd45cd6View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 40V, Negativesplash10-001i-9200000000-dbca68238dfebab35251View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 50V, Negativesplash10-004r-9000000000-26827be8f8c2a4fbfd75View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - ESI-TOF 30V, Negativesplash10-0006-0090000000-110165b889d231d09d59View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - ESI-TOF 10V, Negativesplash10-0006-0090000000-110165b889d231d09d59View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - ESI-TOF 20V, Negativesplash10-0006-0090000000-110165b889d231d09d59View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - ESI-TOF , Negativesplash10-0006-0090000000-110165b889d231d09d59View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - ESI-TOF 30V, Negativesplash10-004i-0090000000-91f4f874b25705464fb0View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - ESI-TOF 10V, Negativesplash10-004i-0090000000-15225a799e0a0bcff7c7View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-03di-0290000000-b88426a2003ceec57e30View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-01q9-5940000000-6c73dc0032502abe4fc4View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-052f-9300000000-bde9bfcd2889066fc853View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-03di-0290000000-b88426a2003ceec57e30View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-01q9-5940000000-6c73dc0032502abe4fc4View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-052f-9300000000-bde9bfcd2889066fc853View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-004i-0190000000-a32f141c7b5af0bc4de1View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-057i-1490000000-14bfb0d0344d7cf63443View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0a4l-9400000000-512abb1322963024336fView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-004i-0190000000-a32f141c7b5af0bc4de1View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-057i-1490000000-14bfb0d0344d7cf63443View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0a4l-9400000000-512abb1322963024336fView in MoNA
MSMass Spectrum (Electron Ionization)splash10-06xx-9200000000-4fdd41f0461ff5186901View in MoNA
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
2D NMR[1H,13C] 2D NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
References
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Synthesis Reference:Greaves, W. S.; Linstead, R. P.; Shephard, B. R.; Thomas, S. L. S.; Weedon, B. C. L. Anodic syntheses. I. New syntheses of stearic, myristic, and other acids. Journal of the Chemical Society (1950), 3326-30.
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CHEBI ID28875
HMDB IDHMDB00806
Pubchem Compound ID11005
Kegg IDC06424
ChemSpider ID10539
WikipediaMyristic acid
BioCyc IDNot Available
Ligand ExpoMYR

Enzymes

Protein Details
1. Malonyl CoA-acyl carrier protein transacylase
General function:
Involved in transferase activity
Specific function:
Malonyl-CoA + [acyl-carrier-protein] = CoA + malonyl-[acyl-carrier-protein]
Gene Name:
fabD
Uniprot ID:
P0AAI9
Molecular weight:
32417
Reactions
Malonyl-CoA + [acyl-carrier-protein] = CoA + malonyl-[acyl-carrier-protein].
Protein Details
2. Bifunctional protein aas
General function:
Involved in transferase activity, transferring acyl groups
Specific function:
Plays a role in lysophospholipid acylation. Transfers fatty acids to the 1-position via an enzyme-bound acyl-ACP intermediate in the presence of ATP and magnesium. Its physiological function is to regenerate phosphatidylethanolamine from 2-acyl-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (2-acyl-GPE) formed by transacylation reactions or degradation by phospholipase A1
Gene Name:
aas
Uniprot ID:
P31119
Molecular weight:
80699
Reactions
Acyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] + O-(2-acyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho)ethanolamine = [acyl-carrier-protein] + O-(1-beta-acyl-2-acyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho)ethanolamine.
ATP + an acid + [acyl-carrier-protein] = AMP + diphosphate + acyl-[acyl-carrier-protein].
Protein Details
3. Long-chain-fatty-acid--CoA ligase
General function:
Involved in catalytic activity
Specific function:
Catalyzes the esterification, concomitant with transport, of exogenous long-chain fatty acids into metabolically active CoA thioesters for subsequent degradation or incorporation into phospholipids
Gene Name:
fadD
Uniprot ID:
P69451
Molecular weight:
62332
Reactions
ATP + a long-chain fatty acid + CoA = AMP + diphosphate + an acyl-CoA.
Protein Details
4. Short-chain-fatty-acid--CoA ligase
General function:
Involved in catalytic activity
Specific function:
Catalyzes the esterification, concomitant with transport, of exogenous fatty acids into metabolically active CoA thioesters for subsequent degradation or incorporation into phospholipids. It has a low activity on medium or long chain fatty acids and is maximally active on C6 and C8 substrates
Gene Name:
fadK
Uniprot ID:
P38135
Molecular weight:
60773
Reactions
ATP + a short-chain carboxylic acid + CoA = AMP + diphosphate + an acyl-CoA.
Protein Details
5. Acyl carrier protein
General function:
Involved in fatty acid biosynthetic process
Specific function:
Carrier of the growing fatty acid chain in fatty acid biosynthesis
Gene Name:
acpP
Uniprot ID:
P0A6A8
Molecular weight:
8640