trimyristin
Also known as Myristic triglyceride, Glyceryl tritetradecanoate, Tracylglycerol(42:0), TAG(42:0), TG(42:0), TAG(14:0/14:0/14:0), Tracylglycerol(14:0/14:0/14:0), Myristic acid triglyceride
Trimyristin is a saturated fat and the triglyceride of myristic acid with the chemical formula C45H86O6. Trimyristin is a white to yellowish-gray solid that is insoluble in water, but soluble in ethanol, acetone, benzene, chloroform, dichloromethane, ether, and TBME.
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Trimyristin is a saturated fat and the triglyceride of myristic acid with the chemical formula C45H86O6. Trimyristin is a white to yellowish-gray solid that is insoluble in water, but soluble in ethanol, acetone, benzene, chloroform, dichloromethane, ether, and TBME.
==Occurrence== Trimyristin is found naturally in many vegetable fats and oils.