Compound
N-tetradecanoylglycine
An N-acylglycinate that is the conjugate base of N-myristoylglycine, obtained by deprotonation of the carboxy group; major species at pH 7.3.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:86500), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
Structure
- Class
- Organic compound, anion
- Formula
- C16H30NO3
- Mass
- 284.42 g/mol
- Charge
- -1
- InChIKey
- DYUGTPXLDJQBRB-UHFFFAOYSA-M
- SMILES
- CCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)NCC(=O)[O-]
- 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
Chemical structure
- N-tetradecanoylglycine has the functional parent tetradecanoateCompoundChEBI CHEBI:86500Inferred only
Statements
2 statements
2 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: N-tetradecanoylglycine · Sources: Rhea
- N-tetradecanoylglycine is a substrate of GLYATL2ProteinRhea RHEA:64252Inferred only
- N-tetradecanoylglycine is a substrate of PAMProteinRhea RHEA:58544Inferred only
Reactions
2 reactions
N-tetradecanoylglycine+2L-ascorbic acid+dioxygenN-tetradecanoyl-(2S)-hydroxyglycine+2monodehydro-L-ascorbate radical+water
Catalysed by PAM
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:58544CC BY 4.0Reference data
tetradecanoyl-CoA+glycineN-tetradecanoylglycine+coenzyme A(4-)+hydron
Catalysed by GLYATL2
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:64252CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: N-tetradecanoylglycine
- Also called
- N-tetradecanoylglycinate
- Systematic name
- (tetradecanoylamino)acetate