13-Methyltetradecanoic acid

13-Methyltetradecanoic acid
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
13-Methyltetradecanoic acid
Other names
13-Methylmyristic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.164.501
EC Number
  • 636-731-2
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C15H30O2/c1-14(2)12-10-8-6-4-3-5-7-9-11-13-15(16)17/h14H,3-13H2,1-2H3,(H,16,17)
    Key: ZOCYQVNGROEVLU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/C15H30O2/c1-14(2)12-10-8-6-4-3-5-7-9-11-13-15(16)17/h14H,3-13H2,1-2H3,(H,16,17)
    Key: ZOCYQVNGROEVLU-UHFFFAOYAB
  • CC(C)CCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
Properties
C15H30O2
Molar mass 242.403 g·mol−1
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Warning
H315, H319, H335, H413
P261, P264, P271, P273, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

13-Methyltetradecanoic acid (13-MTD), also known as 13-Methylmyristic acid, is a fatty acid known to induce apoptosis (a form of programmed cell death) of certain human cancer cells. 13-MTD was originally purified from a soy fermentation product and can be chemically synthesized; however, the synthesized form contains the same biological property of its natural form.