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CHEBI:34295 - 2-methoxyhexadecanoic acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:34295
ChEBI Name2-methoxyhexadecanoic acid
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DefinitionA long chain fatty acid consisting of hexadecanoic (palmitic) acid carrying a methoxy substituent at position 2; naturally occurring only in the phospholipids of sponges.
Last Modified19 February 2013
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FormulaC17H34O3
Net Charge0
Average Mass286.456
Monoisotopic Mass286.25079
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(OC)C(=O)O
InChIInChI=1S/C17H34O3/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16(20-2)17(18)19/h16H,3-15H2,1-2H3,(H,18,19)
InChIKeyYNBIUHDYZWCBSF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
2-methoxyhexadecanoic acid (CHEBI:34295) has functional parent hexadecanoic acid (CHEBI:15756)
2-methoxyhexadecanoic acid (CHEBI:34295) is a long-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:15904)
Incoming Relation(s)
(R)-2-methoxyhexadecanoic acid (CHEBI:38244) is a 2-methoxyhexadecanoic acid (CHEBI:34295)
IUPAC Name 
2-methoxyhexadecanoic acid
Synonyms  Source
2-MethoxyhexadecanoateKEGG COMPOUND
2-methoxy-hexadecanoic acidLIPID MAPS
2-Methoxyhexadecanoic acidKEGG COMPOUND
Manual XrefsDatabases
C13947KEGG COMPOUND
LMFA01080009LIPID MAPS
Registry NumbersSources
Beilstein:1786815Beilstein
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