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Preferred Name

Myristic Acid

Synonyms

Fatty Acid 14:0

MYRISTIC ACID

Tetradecanoic Acid

Myristic Acid

Definitions

A saturated long-chain fatty acid with a 14-carbon backbone. Myristic acid is found naturally in palm oil, coconut oil and butter fat.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C68393

ALT_DEFINITION

Saturated fatty acid with 14 carbons.

CAS_Registry

544-63-8

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:28875

Chemical_Formula

C14H28O2

code

C68393

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C63923

Contributing_Source

CRCH

FDA

DEFINITION

A saturated long-chain fatty acid with a 14-carbon backbone. Myristic acid is found naturally in palm oil, coconut oil and butter fat.

FDA_UNII_Code

0I3V7S25AW

FULL_SYN

Fatty Acid 14:0

MYRISTIC ACID

Tetradecanoic Acid

Myristic Acid

INFOODS

F14D0

label

Myristic Acid

Legacy Concept Name

Myristic_Acid

Preferred_Name

Myristic Acid

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C68393

Semantic_Type

Organic Chemical

UMLS_CUI

C0027138

Unit

g

USDA_ID

612

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C68388

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C68421

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