CHEBI:185029 - hexadecan-2-ol

ChEBI IDCHEBI:185029
ChEBI Namehexadecan-2-ol
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DefinitionA secondary fatty alcohol that is hexadecane substituted by a hydroxy group at position 2.
Last Modified29 September 2023
SubmitterMetaboLights
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FormulaC16H34O
Net Charge0
Average Mass242.447
Monoisotopic Mass242.26097
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(C)O
InChIInChI=1S/C16H34O/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16(2)17/h16-17H,3-15H2,1-2H3
InChIKeyFVDRFBGMOWJEOR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Bos taurus (ncbitaxon:9913) spermatozoon (BTO:0001277) MetaboLights (MTBLS1071)
Virgularia gustaviana (ncbitaxon:58815) - PubMed (32222494)
Rhodococcus sp. Q15 (ncbitaxon:72804) - PubMed (9647833)
Roles Classification
Biological Roles:
bacterial xenobiotic metabolite  Any bacterial metabolite produced by metabolism of a xenobiotic compound in bacteria.
antibacterial agent  A substance (or active part thereof) that kills or slows the growth of bacteria.
apoptosis inducer  Any substance that induces the process of apoptosis (programmed cell death) in multi-celled organisms.
marine metabolite  Any metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in marine macro- and microorganisms.
animal metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in animals that include diverse creatures from sponges, insects to mammals.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
hexadecan-2-ol (CHEBI:185029) has role animal metabolite (CHEBI:75767)
hexadecan-2-ol (CHEBI:185029) has role antibacterial agent (CHEBI:33282)
hexadecan-2-ol (CHEBI:185029) has role apoptosis inducer (CHEBI:68495)
hexadecan-2-ol (CHEBI:185029) has role bacterial xenobiotic metabolite (CHEBI:76976)
hexadecan-2-ol (CHEBI:185029) has role marine metabolite (CHEBI:76507)
hexadecan-2-ol (CHEBI:185029) is a hexadecanol (CHEBI:197387)
hexadecan-2-ol (CHEBI:185029) is a secondary fatty alcohol (CHEBI:167095)
IUPAC Name 
hexadecan-2-ol
Synonyms  Source
methyl tetradecyl carbinolChEBI
2-hexadecanolNIST Chemistry WebBook
hexadecanol-2NIST Chemistry WebBook
2-hydroxyhexadecaneChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
77368ChemSpider
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1748421Reaxys
CAS:14852-31-4NIST Chemistry WebBook
Citations