Trimyristin

  • Glyceryl trimyristate
  • Glyceryl tri ( tetradecanoate )
  • Tetradecanoic -1 ,2,3- propantriylester

White powder

Fixed

0.8848 g · cm -3 ( 60 ° C)

56-57 ° C

311 ° C

1.4428 (60 ° C)

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Trimyristin is a component of vegetable oils and fats. The compound belongs to the group of the fatty acid esters of glycerol ( glycerol ) of the triacylglycerols.

History

From the nutmeg butter, the fat obtained by pressing seeds of the nutmeg tree ( Myristica fragrans ), a substance was obtained which as glycerol esters of Tetradecancarbonsäure ( myristic acid ) was found, and was therefore called trimyristin.

Occurrence

The seed fat therefore constitutes oddity, as among the usually mixed triglycerides ( triacylglycerols ) to connect to a very large proportion occurs. Therefore, it could be easily isolated. Trimyristin occurs not only in nutmeg family ( Myristicaceae ), but ( in a smaller proportion ) in the fats and oils of many other plant families.

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