Myristoleic acid

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Structural formula
Myristoleic acid
Myristoleic acid
General
Surname Myristoleic acid
other names
  • (9 Z ) -Tetradec-9-enoic acid ( IUPAC )
  • 9-tetradecenoic acid
  • 14: 1 (ω-5) ( lipid name )
Molecular formula C 14 H 26 O 2
External identifiers / databases
CAS number
  • 544-64-9
  • 13147-06-3
EC number 208-876-8
ECHA InfoCard 100.008.070
PubChem 5281119
Wikidata Q58221
properties
Molar mass 226.36 g mol −1
Physical state

liquid

density

0.9018 (20 ° C)

Melting point

−4.5 ° C

boiling point

183-186 ° C (18.7 hPa)

Refractive index

1.4558 (20 ° C)

safety instructions
GHS hazard labeling
no classification available
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . Refractive index: Na-D line , 20 ° C

Myristoleic acid is an organic compound from the group of alkenoic acids ; it is a monounsaturated fatty acid in the group of omega-5 fatty acids . The monoenoic acid is one of the minor fatty acids .

She comes esterified as triacylglycerol in animal fat and fish oil , blubber and spermaceti and in some plant species and butter present in small amounts to about 3%. It is contained in large quantities of up to approx. 25% in the seed fat of various nutmeg plants (Myristicaceae) ( Pycnanthus spp.), From which its common name is derived.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ David R. Lide (Ed.): CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics . 96th edition. (Internet version :), CRC Press / Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton, FL, Biochemistry, pp. 7-7.
  2. ↑ a b c P. H. List, L. Hörhammer: Hagers Handbook of Pharmaceutical Practice. 7th volume, dosage forms and auxiliary materials: Part B: auxiliary materials , 4th edition, Springer, 1977, ISBN 978-3-642-658-23-5 , p. 157.
  3. ↑ Shmuel Yannai: Dictionary of Food Compounds with CD-ROM. Second Edition, CRC Press, 2012, ISBN 978-1-420-08352-1 , p. 1802.
  4. ↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
  5. ↑ HM Rauen: Biochemical Pocket Book. First part, 2nd edition, Springer, 1964, ISBN 978-3-642-85768-3 (reprint), p. 227.
  6. ↑ 9-Tetradecenoic acid, (9Z) - (Myristoleic acid) at PlantFA Database, accessed October 26, 2017.