CHEBI:89199 - methyl tetradecanoate

ChEBI IDCHEBI:89199
ChEBI Namemethyl tetradecanoate
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DefinitionA fatty acid methyl ester resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of tetradecanoic acid (myristic acid) with methanol.
Last Modified28 November 2018
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FormulaC15H30O2
Net Charge0
Average Mass242.403
Monoisotopic Mass242.22458
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC
InChIInChI=1S/C15H30O2/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15(16)17-2/h3-14H2,1-2H3
InChIKeyZAZKJZBWRNNLDS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Homo sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606) saliva (UBERON:0001836) PubMed (20809147)
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
flavouring agent  A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.
Biological Roles:
plant metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
flavouring agent  A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.
Applications:
fragrance  A substance, extract, or preparation for diffusing or imparting an agreeable or attractive smell.
flavouring agent  A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
methyl tetradecanoate (CHEBI:89199) has functional parent tetradecanoic acid (CHEBI:28875)
methyl tetradecanoate (CHEBI:89199) has role flavouring agent (CHEBI:35617)
methyl tetradecanoate (CHEBI:89199) has role fragrance (CHEBI:48318)
methyl tetradecanoate (CHEBI:89199) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
methyl tetradecanoate (CHEBI:89199) is a fatty acid methyl ester (CHEBI:4986)
IUPAC Name 
methyl tetradecanoate
Synonyms  Source
methyl myristateChemIDplus
methyl n-tetradecanoateChemIDplus
myristic acid methyl esterChemIDplus
myristic acid, methyl esterChemIDplus
tetradecanoic acid, methyl esterChemIDplus
Brand Names  Source
Metholeneat 2495ChemIDplus
Uniphat A50ChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
C00051572KNApSAcK
FDB002338FooDB
HMDB0030469HMDB
Registry NumbersSources
CAS:124-10-7ChemIDplus
CAS:124-10-7NIST Chemistry WebBook
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