70082

Myristic acid

≥98.0% (GC)

• Synonym(s): 1-Tridecanecarboxylic acid, C14:0, NSC 5028, Tetradecanoic acid
• Linear Formula: CH₃(CH₂)₁₂COOH
• CAS Number: 544-63-8
• Molecular Weight: 228.37
• UNSPSC Code: 12352211
• NACRES: NA.25
• PubChem Substance ID: 329762234
• EC Number: 208-875-2
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 508624
• MDL number: MFCD00002744

Properties

• Quality Level: 100
• assay: ≥98.0% (GC)
• form: powder
• bp: 250 °C/100 mmHg (lit.)
• mp: 52-54 °C (lit.), 53-56 °C
• functional group: carboxylic acid
• lipid type: saturated FAs
• shipped in: ambient
• storage temp.: room temp
• SMILES string: CCCCCCCCCCCCCC(O)=O
• 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)
• InChI key: TUNFSRHWOTWDNC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Application

<ul>
<li><strong>Safety assessment of myristic acid as a food ingredient.</strong> Myristic acid was evaluated for its safety as a food ingredient, demonstrating its compliance with health and safety standards and supporting its use in food manufacturing (Burdock and Carabin, 2007).</li>
<li><strong>Example of fatty acid-loaded lipoplex in enhancing in vitro gene transfer efficacies of cationic amphiphile.</strong> This research outlines how myristic acid can be used to improve the efficiency of gene delivery systems in medical research, suggesting a pivotal role in enhancing transfection efficiencies (Majeti et al., 2005).</li>
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Safety Information

• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk: nwg
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves