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CHEBI:76244 - sapienic acid

Default Structure
ChEBI IDCHEBI:76244
ChEBI Namesapienic acid
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DefinitionA hexadecenoic acid in which the double bond is located at position 6 (the Z-geoisomer). A major component of human sebaceous lipids that is involved in skin self-sterilisation and atopic dermatitis amelioration.
Last Modified5 December 2013
SubmitterSteve
DownloadsMolfile
FormulaC16H30O2
Net Charge0
Average Mass254.414
Monoisotopic Mass254.22458
SMILESCCCCCCCCC/C=C\CCCCC(=O)O
InChIInChI=1S/C16H30O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16(17)18/h10-11H,2-9,12-15H2,1H3,(H,17,18)/b11-10-
InChIKeyNNNVXFKZMRGJPM-KHPPLWFESA-N
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
Biological Roles:
metabolite  Any intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites.
antibacterial agent  A substance (or active part thereof) that kills or slows the growth of bacteria.
Application:
antipsoriatic  A drug used to treat psoriasis.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
sapienic acid (CHEBI:76244) has role antibacterial agent (CHEBI:33282)
sapienic acid (CHEBI:76244) has role antipsoriatic (CHEBI:50748)
sapienic acid (CHEBI:76244) has role metabolite (CHEBI:25212)
sapienic acid (CHEBI:76244) is a hexadecenoic acid (CHEBI:24548)
sapienic acid (CHEBI:76244) is conjugate acid of sapienate (CHEBI:76197)
Incoming Relation(s)
(6Z)-hexadecenoyl-CoA (CHEBI:74610) has functional parent sapienic acid (CHEBI:76244)
sapienoyl bioconjugate (CHEBI:76195) has functional parent sapienic acid (CHEBI:76244)
sapienate (CHEBI:76197) is conjugate base of sapienic acid (CHEBI:76244)
IUPAC Name 
(6Z)-hexadec-6-enoic acid
Synonyms  Source
16:1omega10ChemIDplus
6Z-hexadecenoic acidLIPID MAPS
cis-6-Hexadecenoic acidChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
CPD-14393MetaCyc
EP0996438Patent
LMFA01030267LIPID MAPS
Sapienic_acidWikipedia
US4036991Patent
US6589520Patent
WO9856371Patent
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:9641382Reaxys
CAS:17004-51-2ChemIDplus
Citations