Structure Database (LMSD)
Common Name
Myristic acid
Systematic Name
tetradecanoic acid
Synonyms
- C14:0
3D model of Myristic acid
Please note: Where there are chiral atoms but the stereochemistry is undefined, the 3D model takes an arbitrary conformation
Classification
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Biological Context
Myristic acid is a 14-carbon saturated fatty acid. It is incorporated into myristoyl coenzyme A (myristoyl-CoA) and transferred by N-myristoyltransferase to the N-terminal glycine of certain proteins either during translation to modify protein activity or post-translationally in apoptotic cells.1,2
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References
1. Martin, D.D.O., Beauchamp, E., and Berthiaume, L.G. Post-translational myristoylation: Fat matters in cellular life and death. Biochimie 93(1), 18-31 (2011).
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References
Taxonomy Information
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NCBI taxonomy class
Reference
Homo sapiens
(#9606)
Mammalia
(#40674)
Lipidomics reveals a remarkable diversity of lipids in human plasma,
J Lipid Res, 2010
J Lipid Res, 2010
Pubmed ID:
20671299
DOI:
10.1194/jlr.M009449
String Representations
InChiKey (Click to copy)
TUNFSRHWOTWDNC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChi (Click to copy)
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)
SMILES (Click to copy)
C(CCCC)CCCCCCCCC(=O)O
Other Databases
Wikipedia
KEGG ID
HMDB ID
CHEBI ID
LIPIDBANK ID
DFA0014
PubChem CID
PlantFA ID
SwissLipids ID
Cayman ID
PDB ID
GuidePharm ID
Calculated Physicochemical Properties
Heavy Atoms
16
Rings
0
Aromatic Rings
0
Rotatable Bonds
12
Van der Waals Molecular Volume
265.70
Topological Polar Surface Area
37.30
Hydrogen Bond Donors
1
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
2
logP
4.77
Molar Refractivity
68.71
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