Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2022-06-17 20:13:39 UTC
Update Date2022-08-12 20:09:32 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0056026
Metabolite Identification
Common Namehexadecanoic acid
Descriptionhexadecanoate, also known as (16:0) or palmitate, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as long-chain fatty acids. These are fatty acids with an aliphatic tail that contains between 13 and 21 carbon atoms. Based on a literature review a significant number of articles have been published on hexadecanoate.
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
(16:0)ChEBI
1-HexyldecanoateChEBI
1-PentadecanecarboxylateChEBI
CH3-[CH2]14-COO(-)ChEBI
Hexadecanoic acid, ion(1-)ChEBI
N-HexadecanoateChEBI
N-HexadecoateChEBI
PalmitateChEBI
PentadecanecarboxylateChEBI
1-Hexyldecanoic acidGenerator
1-Pentadecanecarboxylic acidGenerator
Hexadecanoate, ion(1-)Generator
N-Hexadecanoic acidGenerator
N-Hexadecoic acidGenerator
Palmitic acidGenerator
Pentadecanecarboxylic acidGenerator
Hexadecanoic acidGenerator
Molecular FormulaC16H31O2
Average Mass255.423
Monoisotopic Mass255.232953818
IUPAC Namehexadecanoate
Traditional Namen-hexadecanoate
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC([O-])=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C16H32O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16(17)18/h2-15H2,1H3,(H,17,18)/p-1
InChI KeyIPCSVZSSVZVIGE-UHFFFAOYSA-M