myristic acid

Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

Related to myristic acid: lauric acid, stearic acid

my·ris·tic ac·id

(mi-ris'tik as'id),

A saturated fatty acid (CH₃(CH₂)₁₂ COOH) present as an acylglycerol in milk, vegetable fats, cod liver oil, and waxes.

myristic acid

/my·ris·tic ac·id/ (mĭ-ris´tik) a saturated 14-carbon fatty acid occurring in most animal and vegetable fats, particularly butterfat and coconut, palm, and nutmeg oils.

myristic acid

(mə-rĭs′tĭk, mī-)

A fatty acid, C₁₄H₂₈O₂, occurring in animal and vegetable fats and used in the manufacture of cosmetics, soaps, perfumes, and flavorings.

Mentioned in ?

References in periodicals archive ?

The SEM of coevaporated products of drug with myristic acid or palmitic acid showed the formation of agglomerate.

Investigation of interaction between flurbiprofen and fatty acid crystals

17924 G<A) were all associated with myristic acid in a crossbred of Limousin and Jersey (p<0.

Detection of superior genotype of fatty acid synthase in Korean native cattle by an environment-adjusted statistical model

Fatty acids profiles of cereal bars showed a greater amount of saturated fatty acids, mainly lauric and myristic acids.

Preparation of a cereal bar containing bocaiuva: physical, nutritional, microbiological and sensory evaluation/Elaboracao de barra de cereal de bocaiuva: avaliacao fisica, nutricional, microbiologica e sensorial

Palmitoleic acid, myristic acid, pentadecanoic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, and erucic acid showed little or no inhibitory activity on COX-1 and COX-2 and thus were considered as inactive.

Predicting cyclooxygenase inhibition by three-dimensional pharmacophoric profiling. Part II: identification of enzyme inhibitors from Prasaplai, a Thai traditional medicine

Whereas the remaining SFAs were myristic acid (C14:0), arachidic acid (C20:0), behenic acid (C22:0) and lignoceric acid (C24:0) each fatty acid was present less than 1%.

Sequential Microwave-Assisted Extraction of Oil from Layer Poultry Feeds and GC-MS Quantification of the Fatty Acids

The serum fatty acids myristic acid and linoleic acid are better predictors of serum cholesterol concentrations when measured as molecular percentages rather than as absolute concentrations.

Optimize your omega-3 status: personalized blood test reveals a novel cardiac risk factor

Lauric acid (C12) has a greater antiviral activity than caprylic acid (C8), capric acid (C10) or myristic acid (C14).

The potential for developing natural antibiotics: examining oregano and monolaurin

The increase in the palmitic acid level under higher temperatures was accompanied by increases in the levels of myristic acid (C14:0) and stearic acid (C18:0), and decreases in oleic acid (C18:1) and linolenic acid (C18:3) for both the elm-TE and the cuphea-TE DH lines (Table 3).

Stability of the expression of acyl-ACP thioesterase transgenes in oilseed rape doubled haploid lines

Fatty acids (%) Treatment (1) Control Myristic acid (C14:0) 0.

Comparative effects of dietary sea urchin shell powder and feed additives on meat quality and fatty acid profiles of broiler breast meat/Efeitos comparativos do po da casca do ourico-do-mar e suplementos de dieta na qualidade da carne e no perfil de acidos graxos da carne do peito de frangos de corte

Short chain fatty acid such as myristic acid was detected in T.

Effect of processing on the quality, composition and antioxidant properties of Terminalia catappa (Indian Almond) seed oil

2] extracted seabuckthorn seed oil (A) Fatty acids composition (wt%) Myristic acid ([C.

Anti-atherogenic effects of seabuckthorn (Hippophaea rhamnoides) seed oil

The proportion of myristic acid (C14:0) was also significantly inversely associated with adiponectin among nonsmokers (r = -0.