1. It is a saturated fat which is the triglyceride of myristic acid . 2. Myristic acid is named after the nutmeg " Myristica fragrans ".3. Yak wool is rich in Myristic acid , a type of hydrophobic fatty acid. 4. Saponification to the sodium salt of myristic acid takes place with NaOH in water. 5. The results showed traces of tobacco, camphor and myristic acid , which has hallucinogenic properties. 6. It is biosynthesized from myristic acid by the enzyme delta-9 desaturase, but it is uncommon in nature. 7. It transfers myristic acid from myristoyl coenzyme A to the amino group of a protein's N-terminal glycine residue. 8. Almost simultaneously in Claude B . Klee's lab, this same N-terminal blocking group was further characterized as myristic acid . 9. Also note, the methyl and ethyl esters of myristic acid are often used for blending in violet type perfume bases. 10. It contains 13 % lauric acid, 69 % myristic acid , 7 % palmitic acid, and traces of oleic acid and linoleic acid.
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