Jul 10, 2012 06:18
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mysterine
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fatty acids
Ingredients of coconut oil:
Verzadigde vetten, oliën: 92,1% waarvan SCT c-6.0 caprion 0,4%, MCT 60,5% (c-8.0 capryl 9,2%, c-10.0 caprine 6,3%, c-12.0 laurine 45%), LCT 30,8% (c-16 mysterine 10% e.a.).
Thanks in advance!
Verzadigde vetten, oliën: 92,1% waarvan SCT c-6.0 caprion 0,4%, MCT 60,5% (c-8.0 capryl 9,2%, c-10.0 caprine 6,3%, c-12.0 laurine 45%), LCT 30,8% (c-16 mysterine 10% e.a.).
Thanks in advance!
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| 4 | cetyl myristoleate |
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cetyl myristoleate
Gut tells me this should be "myRISTine", not "mysterine".
Often goes by its registered patent name Myristin, but it's actually cetyl myristoleate, which is commonly found in coconut oil products.
HTH
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Note added at 20 mins (2012-07-10 06:39:15 GMT)
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registered TRADEMARK name, not patent name... sorry.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2012-07-10 09:52:03 GMT)
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Good question, myrist(ole)ic acid is made up of a a 14 carbon chain, but the prefix c-16 indicate 16 carbons. So if it's a c-16 acid, it's not myristic. Rather it'd be palmitic acid, or as I hunched... cetyl myrisotleate, i.e., the trademarked "myristin" which is made of cetyl alc. (a c-16 chain) + myristoleic acid.
By comparison, you have octic ("caprylic") acid with the c-8 and decanoic ("capric") acid with the c-10.
So as I see it, your options are either cetyl M or palmitic acid.
Often goes by its registered patent name Myristin, but it's actually cetyl myristoleate, which is commonly found in coconut oil products.
HTH
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Note added at 20 mins (2012-07-10 06:39:15 GMT)
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registered TRADEMARK name, not patent name... sorry.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2012-07-10 09:52:03 GMT)
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Good question, myrist(ole)ic acid is made up of a a 14 carbon chain, but the prefix c-16 indicate 16 carbons. So if it's a c-16 acid, it's not myristic. Rather it'd be palmitic acid, or as I hunched... cetyl myrisotleate, i.e., the trademarked "myristin" which is made of cetyl alc. (a c-16 chain) + myristoleic acid.
By comparison, you have octic ("caprylic") acid with the c-8 and decanoic ("capric") acid with the c-10.
So as I see it, your options are either cetyl M or palmitic acid.
Note from asker:
| Thanks, Bryan. Couldn't it be myristic acid? An LCT present in coconut oil (according to info I find on the Net - I'm no expert, though) |
Discussion
things need to be 'logical' and this guides my search and thoughts
the first thing I did was finding out about the components of coconut oil and myristic acid was actually one of them
http://www.stanceequine.com/mediaroom_detail.php?Coconut-oil...
the problem was 'c-16' versus 'c-14', it took some time to solve this 'mystery' :-)
it means there are actually 2 errors in the text:
'c-16' --> should be 'c-14'
and 'mysterine' (unfortunately :-)) --> should be 'myristine'
It's chemical formula is C30H58O2, while 'mysterine' has, at least according to the text, 16 Cs not 30
cetyl myristoleate is a cetyl ester of myristoleic acid
'myristoleic acid' (C14H26O2) is biosynthesized from myristic acid by the enzyme delta-9 desaturase
the chemical formula of myristic acid is C14H28O2
I assume 'laurine' is identical to 'laurinezuur', 'caprine' to 'caprinezuur'
http://www.noble-house.tk/images/Links_pdf/Marion_Vallen_scr...
however you find at Amanprana also 'c-14' for 'mysterine' (rather than c-16)
MCT 55,7% (c-8 capryl: 3,6%, c-10 caprine: 3,5%, c-12 laurine: 48,6%). LCT 26,9% (c-14 mysterine: 16,3%, c-16 palmitine
http://www.noble-house.tk/html/nederlands/amanprana_bio_palm...
so I think Ilke is right, that is:
mysterine = myristine = myristinezuur
http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myristinezuur
Naast de nootmuskaat wordt myristinezuur ook gevonden in palmolie, kokosolie ...