Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2020-12-10 18:38:17 UTC
Update Date2022-08-31 06:06:58 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0000461
Metabolite Identification
Common NamePalmitoylglycine
DescriptionN-hexadecanoylglycine, also known as N-palmitoylglycine or elmiric acid, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as n-acyl-alpha amino acids. N-acyl-alpha amino acids are compounds containing an alpha amino acid which bears an acyl group at its terminal nitrogen atom. Thus, N-hexadecanoylglycine is considered to be a fatty amide. N-hexadecanoylglycine is a secondary metabolite. Secondary metabolites are metabolically or physiologically non-essential metabolites that may serve a role as defense or signalling molecules. In some cases they are simply molecules that arise from the incomplete metabolism of other secondary metabolites. Based on a literature review a significant number of articles have been published on N-hexadecanoylglycine.
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
2-(Hexadecanoylamino)acetic acidChEBI
2-Hexadecanamidoacetic acidChEBI
Elmiric acidChEBI
HexadecanoylglycineChEBI
N-PalmitoylglycineChEBI
PalmitoylglycineChEBI
2-(Hexadecanoylamino)acetateGenerator
2-HexadecanamidoacetateGenerator
ElmirateGenerator
N-Ethanoyl-hexadecanamideChEMBL, HMDB
Glycine stearamideHMDB
Glycine steatamideHMDB
N-(1-Oxooctadecyl)-glycineHMDB
N-(Carboxymethyl)octadecanamideHMDB
N-StearoylglycineHMDB
N-Palmitoyl glycineMeSH, HMDB
Molecular FormulaC18H35NO3
Average Mass313.4754
Monoisotopic Mass313.261693991
IUPAC Name2-hexadecanamidoacetic acid
Traditional NameN-palmitoyl glycine
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)NCC(O)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C18H35NO3/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-17(20)19-16-18(21)22/h2-16H2,1H3,(H,19,20)(H,21,22)
InChI KeyKVTFEOAKFFQCCX-UHFFFAOYSA-N