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Myristic Acid

Cayman Chemical Item Number 13351

NSC 5028 (CAS 544-63-8)

Myristic Acid (CAS 544-63-8)

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Description

Myristic acid is a 14-carbon saturated (14:0) fatty acid. In vivo, it is commonly added covalently to the N-terminus of proteins in a co-translational process termed N-myristoylation.1 In addition, there are examples where N-myristoylation occurs post-translationally, when a hidden myristoylation pattern is exposed.2

1 Farazi, T.A., Waksman, G., and Gordon, J.I. The biology and enzymology of protein N-myristoylation. J Biol Chem 276(43) 39501-39504 (2001).

2 Zha, J., Weiler, S., Oh, K.J., et al. Posttranslational N-myristoylation of BID as a molecular switch for targeting mitochondria and apoptosis. Science 290 1761-1765 (2000).

Synonyms
  • NSC 5028
Formal Name tetradecanoic acid
CAS Number 544-63-8
Molecular Formula C14H28O2
Formula Weight 228.4
Formulation A crystalline solid
Purity ≥98%
Stability 2 years
Storage -20°C
Shipping Wet ice in continental US; may vary elsewhere
SMILES
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CCCCCCCCCCCCCC(O)​=O

Background Reading

Farazi, T.A., Waksman, G., and Gordon, J.I. The biology and enzymology of protein N-myristoylation. J Biol Chem 276(43) 39501-39504 (2001).

Zha, J., Weiler, S., Oh, K.J., et al. Posttranslational N-myristoylation of BID as a molecular switch for targeting mitochondria and apoptosis. Science 290 1761-1765 (2000).

Myristic Acid is available in the following screening library:

Size Price Quantity Subtotal
1 g $7.00 $0.00
5 g $28.00 $0.00
10 g $42.00 $0.00
25 g $79.00 $0.00
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