Structure Database (LMSD)

Common Name
SFE 2:0/14:0
Systematic Name
ethyl tetradecanoate
Synonyms
  • WE(2:0/14:0)
LM ID
LMFA07010468
Formula
C16H32O2
Exact Mass
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256.240231
Sum Composition
SFE 16:0
Status
Curated
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Classification

Category
Main Class
Sub Class
Fatty Acyls [FA]
Fatty esters [FA07]
Short fatty esters [FA0710]

Biological Context

Myristic acid ethyl ester is a more hydrophobic form of the free acid. It is a marker of excessive ethanol consumption that can be isolated from the hair of an individual.1

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References

1. Hartwig, S., Auwärter, V., and Pragst, F. Fatty acid ethyl esters in scalp, public, axillary, beard and body hair as markers for alcohol misuse. Alcohol Alcohol. 38(2), 163-167 (2003).

References

Comments
Pherobase Semiochemicals

Taxonomy Information

Curated from
NCBI taxonomy class
Reference
Bombus (#28641)
Insecta (#50557)
Intraspecific variation of the cephalic labial gland secretions in Bombus terrestris (L.) (Hymenoptera: Apidae).,
Chem Biodivers, 2008
Pubmed ID: 19089823

String Representations

InChiKey (Click to copy)
MMKRHZKQPFCLLS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChi (Click to copy)
InChI=1S/C16H32O2/c1-3-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16(17)18-4-2/h3-15H2,1-2H3
SMILES (Click to copy)
O=C(CCCCCCCCCCCCC)OCC

Other Databases

HMDB ID
HMDB0034153
CHEBI ID
84849
PubChem CID
31283
Cayman ID
10008197

Calculated Physicochemical Properties

Heavy Atoms 18
Rings 0
Aromatic Rings 0
Rotatable Bonds 14
Van der Waals Molecular Volume 300.30
Topological Polar Surface Area 26.30
Hydrogen Bond Donors 0
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors 2
logP 5.54
Molar Refractivity 78.20

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