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Metabolite IDPAMDB001757
Identification
Name: tetradecanoate (n-C14:0)
Description:Tetradecanoate (n-c14:0) belongs to the class of Straight Chain Fatty Acids. These are fatty acids with a straight aliphatic chain. (inferred from compound structure)
Structure
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Synonyms:
  • Tetradecanoic acid (N-C14:0)
Chemical Formula: C14H27O2
Average Molecular Weight: 227.363
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight: 227.201105108
InChI Key: TUNFSRHWOTWDNC-UHFFFAOYSA-M
InChI:InChI=1S/C14H28O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14(15)16/h2-13H2,1H3,(H,15,16)/p-1
CAS number: Not Available
IUPAC Name:tetradecanoate
Traditional IUPAC Name: myristate
SMILES:CCCCCCCCCCCCCC([O-])=O
Chemical Taxonomy
Taxonomy DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as long-chain fatty acids. These are fatty acids with an aliphatic tail that contains between 13 and 21 carbon atoms.
Kingdom Organic compounds
Super ClassLipids and lipid-like molecules
Class Fatty Acyls
Sub ClassFatty acids and conjugates
Direct Parent Long-chain fatty acids
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Long-chain fatty acid
  • Straight chain fatty acid
  • Carboxylic acid salt
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Organic anion
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular Framework Aliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Physical Properties
State: Not Available
Charge:-1
Melting point: Not Available
Experimental Properties:
PropertyValueSource
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility0.000584 mg/mLALOGPS
logP6.22ALOGPS
logP5.37ChemAxon
logS-5.6ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)4.95ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count2ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count0ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area40.13 Å2ChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count12ChemAxon
Refractivity78.72 m3·mol-1ChemAxon
Polarizability29.63 Å3ChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
Bioavailability0ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations: Membrane
Reactions:
Adenosine triphosphate + Coenzyme A + Hydrogen ion + tetradecanoate (n-C14:0) > Adenosine monophosphate + Hydrogen ion + Pyrophosphate + Tetradecanoyl-CoA
acyl carrier protein + Adenosine triphosphate + tetradecanoate (n-C14:0) > Adenosine monophosphate + Myristoyl-ACP (n-C14:0ACP) + Pyrophosphate
Water + Myristoyl-ACP (n-C14:0ACP) > acyl carrier protein + Hydrogen ion + tetradecanoate (n-C14:0)
Water + Tetradecanoyl-CoA > Coenzyme A + Hydrogen ion + tetradecanoate (n-C14:0)
1-Acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (N-C14:0) + Water > Glycerylphosphorylethanolamine + Hydrogen ion + tetradecanoate (n-C14:0)
1-Acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoglycerol (N-C14:0) + Water > Glycerophosphoglycerol + Hydrogen ion + tetradecanoate (n-C14:0)
1-Tetradecanoyl-sn-glycerol 3-phosphate + Water > Glycerol 3-phosphate + Hydrogen ion + tetradecanoate (n-C14:0)
Water + Tetradecanoyl-phosphate (n-C14:0) >2 Hydrogen ion + Phosphate + tetradecanoate (n-C14:0)
2-Acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (N-C14:0) + Adenosine triphosphate + tetradecanoate (n-C14:0) > Adenosine monophosphate + PE(14:0/14:0) + Pyrophosphate
2-Acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoglycerol (N-C14:0) + Adenosine triphosphate + tetradecanoate (n-C14:0) > Adenosine monophosphate + PG(14:0/14:0) + Pyrophosphate
Water + PA(16:0/16:0) > 1-Tetradecanoyl-sn-glycerol 3-phosphate + Hydrogen ion + tetradecanoate (n-C14:0)
Water + PA(16:0/16:0) > 2-tetradecanoyl-sn-glycerol 3-phosphate + tetradecanoate (n-C14:0)
Water + PE(14:0/14:0) > 1-Acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (N-C14:0) + Hydrogen ion + tetradecanoate (n-C14:0)
Water + PE(14:0/14:0) > 2-Acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (N-C14:0) + Hydrogen ion + tetradecanoate (n-C14:0)
Water + PG(14:0/14:0) > 1-Acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoglycerol (N-C14:0) + Hydrogen ion + tetradecanoate (n-C14:0)
Water + PG(14:0/14:0) > 2-Acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoglycerol (N-C14:0) + Hydrogen ion + tetradecanoate (n-C14:0)
2-Acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (N-C14:0) + Water > Glycerylphosphorylethanolamine + Hydrogen ion + tetradecanoate (n-C14:0)
2-Acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoglycerol (N-C14:0) + Water > Glycerophosphoglycerol + Hydrogen ion + tetradecanoate (n-C14:0)
2-tetradecanoyl-sn-glycerol 3-phosphate + Water > Glycerol 3-phosphate +2 Hydrogen ion + tetradecanoate (n-C14:0)
Pathways: Not Available
Spectra
Spectra:
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash Key
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-01t9-0290000000-8489706369f100eba2ccView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-01u0-5970000000-761e71aa4d6bf016e03bView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-052f-9300000000-f89ea262b6164f8be0caView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-004i-0390000000-ec6f5a99a1cfd697a326View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-0059-0690000000-58d6f9d31de71f413a2cView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-001i-5910000000-5cb91d62404332572ce9View in MoNA
References
References:
  • Yurtsever D. (2007). Fatty acid methyl ester profiling of Enterococcus and Esherichia coli for microbial source tracking. M.sc. Thesis. Villanova University: U.S.A
Synthesis Reference: Not Available
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Not Available
External Links:
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CHEBI ID30807
HMDB IDNot Available
Pubchem Compound ID4075158
Kegg IDNot Available
ChemSpider ID3290116
Wikipedia IDMyristic acid
BioCyc IDNot Available

Enzymes

General function:
Lipid transport and metabolism
Specific function:
2-lysophosphatidylcholine + H(2)O = glycerophosphocholine + a carboxylate
Gene Name:
pldB
Locus Tag:
PA5089
Molecular weight:
83.4 kDa
Reactions
2-lysophosphatidylcholine + H(2)O = glycerophosphocholine + a carboxylate.
General function:
Involved in hydrolase activity
Specific function:
Hydrolyzes only long chain acyl thioesters (C12-C18). Specificity similar to chymotrypsin
Gene Name:
tesA
Locus Tag:
PA2856
Molecular weight:
21 kDa
Reactions
2-lysophosphatidylcholine + H(2)O = glycerophosphocholine + a carboxylate.
General function:
Involved in catalytic activity
Specific function:
Catalyzes the esterification, concomitant with transport, of exogenous long-chain fatty acids into metabolically active CoA thioesters for subsequent degradation or incorporation into phospholipids
Gene Name:
fadD
Locus Tag:
PA3299
Molecular weight:
61.7 kDa
Reactions
ATP + a long-chain fatty acid + CoA = AMP + diphosphate + an acyl-CoA.
General function:
Involved in acyl-CoA hydrolase activity
Specific function:
Can hydrolyze a broad range of acyl-CoA thioesters. Its physiological function is not known
Gene Name:
tesB
Locus Tag:
PA3942
Molecular weight:
32.9 kDa
General function:
Involved in fatty acid biosynthetic process
Specific function:
Carrier of the growing fatty acid chain in fatty acid biosynthesis
Gene Name:
acpP
Locus Tag:
PA2966
Molecular weight:
8.7 kDa

Transporters