RefMet Compound Details

RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0153483
RefMet nameMyristic acid
Alternative nameFA 14:0
Systematic nametetradecanoic acid
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
Sum CompositionFA 14:0 View other entries in RefMet with this sum composition
Exact mass228.208930 (neutral)
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FormulaC14H28O2View other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile36 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=1S/C14H28O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14(15)16/h2-13H2,1H3,(H,15,16)
InChIKeyTUNFSRHWOTWDNC-UHFFFAOYSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassFatty Acyls
Main ClassFatty acids
Sub ClassSaturated FA
Distribution of Myristic acid in NMDR studies
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StudiesNMDR Studies reporting Myristic acid
External Links
Pubchem CID11005
LIPID MAPSLMFA01010014
ChEBI ID28875
KEGG IDC06424
HMDB IDHMDB0000806
Chemspider ID10539
MetaCyc IDCPD-7836
EPA CompToxDTXCID501666
Spectral data for Myristic acid standards
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Structural annotation level
Annotation level1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)

Table of KEGG reactions in human pathways involving Myristic acid

Rxn IDKEGG ReactionEnzyme
R08159 Tetradecanoyl-[acp] + H2O <=> Acyl-carrier protein + Tetradecanoic acidtetradecanoyl-[acyl-carrier protein] hydrolase

Table of KEGG human pathways containing Myristic acid

Pathway IDHuman Pathway# of reactions
hsa00061 Fatty acid biosynthesis 1
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