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2-Hydroxytetradecanoic acid

Catalog No. H6771 Name Sigma Aldrich
CAS Number 2507-55-3 Website http://www.sigmaaldrich.com
M. F. C14H28O3 Telephone 1-800-521-8956
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Purity ≥98% (capillary GC) Email
Storage Chembase ID: 105373

SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
2-hydroxytetradecanoic acid
IUPAC Traditional name
2-hydroxymyristic acid
Synonyms
2-Hydroxymyristic acid
DL-α-Hydroxymyristic acid

DATABASE IDS

MDL Number MFCD00014342
EC Number 219-714-0
Beilstein Number 1725369
CAS Number 2507-55-3
PubChem SID 24895765

PROPERTIES

Purity ≥98% (capillary GC)
Personal Protective Equipment Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US), type P1 (EN143) respirator filter
Storage Temperature 2-8°C
German water hazard class 3

DETAILS

Description (English)
Biochem/physiol Actions
An analog of myristic acid that becomes metabolically activated in cells to form 2-hydroxymyristoyl-CoA. Inhibitor of protein myristoylation.

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