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Myristic Acid ethyl ester

Cayman Chemical Item Number 10008197

Ethyl Myristate; Ethyl Tetradecanoate; NSC 8917 (CAS 124-06-1)

Myristic Acid ethyl ester (CAS 124-06-1)

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Description

Myristic acid is a saturated fatty acid commonly found in animal and vegetable fats that is frequently used in cosmetics, soaps, perfumes, and flavorings. It increases low density lipoprotein cholesterol making it one of the most hypercholesterolemic of the saturated fatty acids.¹ Myristic acid ethyl ester is a more hydrophobic form of the free acid. It is a marker of excessive ethanol consumption that can be isolated from the hair of an individual.²

1 Hughes, T.A., Heimberg, M., Wang, X., et al. Comparative lipoprotein metabolism of myristate, palmitate, and stearate in normolipidemic men. Metabolism 45(9) 1108-1118 (1996).

2 Hartwig, S., Auwärter, V., and Pragst, F. Fatty acid ethyl esters in scalp, public, axillary, beard and body hair as markers for alcohol misuse. Alcohol Alcohol 38(2) 163-167 (2003).

Synonyms	Ethyl Myristate Ethyl Tetradecanoate NSC 8917
Formal Name	tetradecanoic acid, ethyl ester
CAS Number	124-06-1
Molecular Formula	C₁₆H₃₂O₂
Formula Weight	256.4
Formulation	A solution in ethanol
Purity	>98%
Stability	1 year
Storage	-20°C
Shipping	Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere
SMILES	Copy SMILES to clipboard CCCCCCCCCCCCCC(OCC)=O

Background Reading

Hughes, T.A., Heimberg, M., Wang, X., et al. Comparative lipoprotein metabolism of myristate, palmitate, and stearate in normolipidemic men. Metabolism 45(9) 1108-1118 (1996).

Hartwig, S., Auwärter, V., and Pragst, F. Fatty acid ethyl esters in scalp, public, axillary, beard and body hair as markers for alcohol misuse. Alcohol Alcohol 38(2) 163-167 (2003).

Myristic Acid ethyl ester is available in the following screening libraries:

Size	Price	Quantity	Subtotal
100 mg	$7.00		$0.00
500 mg	$17.00		$0.00
1 g	$22.00		$0.00
5 g	$33.00		$0.00
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