trimyristin
Sign in to saveAlso known as Myristic triglyceride, Glyceryl tritetradecanoate, Tracylglycerol(42:0), TAG(42:0), TG(42:0), TAG(14:0/14:0/14:0), Tracylglycerol(14:0/14:0/14:0), Myristic acid triglyceride
Trimyristin is a saturated fat and the triglyceride of myristic acid with the chemical formula C45H86O6. Trimyristin is a white to yellowish-gray solid that is insoluble in water, but soluble in ethanol, acetone, benzene, chloroform, dichloromethane, ether, and TBME.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- triglyceride
- Has part
- hydrogen
- Mass
- 722.642
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- chemical formula
- C₄₅H₈₆O₆
- canonical SMILES
- CCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCC(COC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCC)OC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCC
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- Trimyristin
- isomeric SMILES
- C(OC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCC)[C@]([H])(OC(CCCCCCCCCCCCC)=O)COC(CCCCCCCCCCCCC)=O
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Occurrence
- Isolation from nutmeg
- See also
- References
Trimyristin is a saturated fat and the triglyceride of myristic acid with the chemical formula C45H86O6. Trimyristin is a white to yellowish-gray solid that is insoluble in water, but soluble in ethanol, acetone, benzene, chloroform, dichloromethane, ether, and TBME.
==Occurrence== Trimyristin is found naturally in many vegetable fats and oils.
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