Compound
N-tetradecanoylethanolamine
An N-(long-chain-acyl)ethanolamine resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of tetradecanoic acid (myristic acid) with the amino group of ethanolamine.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:85262), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
Structure
- Class
- Organic compound
- Formula
- C16H33NO2
- Mass
- 271.445 g/mol
- Charge
- 0
- InChIKey
- JHIXEZNTXMFXEK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)NCCO
- Look it up
- ChEBIBy InChIKey
Identity from ChEBI. Not evidence.
What it touches on the way
Mechanistic reach
2 entities
2 entities reached.
0 reported hops2 assembled from the scaffold
What the reference databases state
Statements
3 statements
3 statements · 2 reference databases · Subject: N-tetradecanoylethanolamine · Sources: Human-GEM, Rhea
- N-tetradecanoylethanolamine is a substrate of NAAAProteinRhea RHEA:45452Inferred only
- N-tetradecanoylethanolamine is a substrate of NAAAProteinHuman-GEM MAR20095Inferred only
- N-tetradecanoylethanolamine is a substrate of NAPEPLDProteinRhea RHEA:45552Inferred only
Reactions
4 reactions
Reaction pageReversibleBalance undeterminableGO:0005615
Human-GEM MAR10341CC BY 4.0Reference data
water+N-tetradecanoylethanolamineethanolamine+tetradecanoate
Catalysed by NAAA
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedEC 3.5.1.99GO:0005829
Human-GEM MAR20095CC BY 4.0Reference data
N-tetradecanoylethanolamine+watertetradecanoate+ethanolamine
Catalysed by NAAA
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:45452CC BY 4.0Reference data
N-tetradecanoyl-1,2-di-(9Z-octadecenoyl)-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine+waterN-tetradecanoylethanolamine+1,2-di-(9Z-octadecenoyl)-sn-glycero-3-phosphate+hydron
Catalysed by NAPEPLD
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:45552CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
20 names
Resolves to: N-tetradecanoylethanolamine
- Also called
- AM 3165monoethanolamine myristic acid condensatemyristamide MEAmyristic monoethanolamidemyristoyl ethanolamidemyristoyl monoethanolamidemyristoyl-EAmyristoyl-ethanolamineN-(2-hydroxyethyl)myristamideN-(myristoyl)ethanolamineN-(tetradecanoyl)-ethanolamineN-myristoylethanolamineN-tetradecanoyl-ethanolamineNAE (14:0)NAE 14:0NAE14:0tetradecanoyl ethanolamide
- Systematic name
- N-(2-hydroxyethyl)tetradecanamide
- Sold as
- Comperlan MMLoramine MY 228