Specific Target Organ Toxicity – Single exposure, category 3
GHS Signal Word
Warning
Risk Statements
38
Physical Property
Flash Point
>113 °C
>235.4 °F
Organoleptic
oily; waxy
Melting Point
52-54 °C(lit.)
Boiling Point
250 °C/100 mmHg(lit.)
Product Information
Linear Formula
CH3(CH2)12COOH
Grade
NI
FG
Halal
Kosher
Pharmacology Properties
Allergens
no known allergens
Molecule Details
Packaging 1 kg in poly bottle 5, 10 kg in poly drum 1 sample in glass bottle 100 g in poly bottle 25 kg in fiber drum Biochem/physiol Actions Myristic acid is commonly added via a covalent linkage to the N-terminal glycine of many eukaryotic and viral proteins, a process called myristoylation. Myristoylation enables proteins to bind to cell membranes and facilitates protein-protein interactions. Myristolyation of proteins affect many cellular functions and thus has implications in health and disease 1.