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CHEBI:55328 - 16-hydroxyhexadecanoic acid

Default Structure
ChEBI IDCHEBI:55328
ChEBI Name16-hydroxyhexadecanoic acid
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DefinitionAn ω-hydroxy-long-chain fatty acid that is hexadecanoic acid (also known as palmitic acid) which is substituted at position 16 by a hydroxy group. It is a key monomer of cutin in the plant cuticle.
Last Modified3 March 2023
SubmitterSteve
DownloadsMolfile
FormulaC16H32O3
Net Charge0
Average Mass272.429
Monoisotopic Mass272.23514
SMILESO=C(O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCO
InChIInChI=1S/C16H32O3/c17-15-13-11-9-7-5-3-1-2-4-6-8-10-12-14-16(18)19/h17H,1-15H2,(H,18,19)
InChIKeyUGAGPNKCDRTDHP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Roles Classification
Chemical Roles:
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
Biological Roles:
plant metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
metabolite  Any intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
16-hydroxyhexadecanoic acid (CHEBI:55328) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
16-hydroxyhexadecanoic acid (CHEBI:55328) is a hydroxypalmitic acid (CHEBI:72726)
16-hydroxyhexadecanoic acid (CHEBI:55328) is a ω-hydroxy-long-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:140997)
16-hydroxyhexadecanoic acid (CHEBI:55328) is conjugate acid of 16-hydroxyhexadecanoate (CHEBI:55329)
Incoming Relation(s)
16-(β-D-glucopyranosyloxy)hexadecanoic acid (CHEBI:144935) has functional parent 16-hydroxyhexadecanoic acid (CHEBI:55328)
16-hydroxyhexadecanoyl-CoA (CHEBI:85213) has functional parent 16-hydroxyhexadecanoic acid (CHEBI:55328)
3,16-dihydroxyhexadecanoic acid (CHEBI:63900) has functional parent 16-hydroxyhexadecanoic acid (CHEBI:55328)
oscr#28 (CHEBI:79150) has functional parent 16-hydroxyhexadecanoic acid (CHEBI:55328)
16-hydroxyhexadecanoate (CHEBI:55329) is conjugate base of 16-hydroxyhexadecanoic acid (CHEBI:55328)
IUPAC Name 
16-hydroxyhexadecanoic acid
Synonyms  Source
16-hydroxy-hexadecanoic acidLIPID MAPS
16-Hydroxyhexadecanoic acidChemIDplus
16-hydroxypalmitic acidChEBI
16-Hydroxypalmitic acidKEGG COMPOUND
16-OH 16:0ChEBI
juniperic acidChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
C18218KEGG COMPOUND
HMDB0006294HMDB
LMFA01050051LIPID MAPS
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1783998Reaxys
CAS:506-13-8ChemIDplus
Citations