Compound
1-O-hexadecyl-sn-glycerol
A 1-n-hexadecyl analogue of an optically active alkylglycerol compound.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:34115), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
Structure
No three-dimensional record for this entry.
- Class
- Organic compound
- Formula
- C19H40O3
- Mass
- 316.526 g/mol
- Charge
- 0
- InChIKey
- OOWQBDFWEXAXPB-IBGZPJMESA-N
- SMILES
- CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCOC[C@@H](O)CO
- Look it up
- ChEBIBy InChIKey
Identity from ChEBI. Not evidence.
What it touches on the way
Mechanistic reach
3 entities
3 entities reached.
What the reference databases state
Chemical structure
- 1-O-hexadecyl-sn-glycerol has the functional parent glycerolCompoundChEBI CHEBI:34115Inferred only
Statements
4 statements
4 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: 1-O-hexadecyl-sn-glycerol · Sources: Rhea
- 1-O-hexadecyl-sn-glycerol is converted to 1-O-hexadecyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphateCompoundRhea RHEA:41672Inferred only
- 1-O-hexadecyl-sn-glycerol is a substrate of DGKAProteinRhea RHEA:41672Inferred only
- 1-O-hexadecyl-sn-glycerol is a substrate of DGKQProteinRhea RHEA:41672Inferred only
- 1-O-hexadecyl-sn-glycerol is a substrate of DGKZProteinRhea RHEA:41672Inferred only
Reactions
3 reactions
1-O-hexadecyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine+water1-O-hexadecyl-sn-glycerol+phosphocholine+hydron
Catalysed by SMPD2
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalanced
Rhea RHEA:36087CC BY 4.0Reference data
1-O-hexadecyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycerol+water1-O-hexadecyl-sn-glycerol+acetate+hydron
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalanced
Rhea RHEA:38563CC BY 4.0Reference data
1-O-hexadecyl-sn-glycerol+ATP(4-)1-O-hexadecyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphate+ADP(3-)+hydron
Catalysed by DGKA or DGKQ or DGKZ
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalanced
Rhea RHEA:41672CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
8 names
Resolves to: 1-O-hexadecyl-sn-glycerol
- Also called
- 1-Hexadecylglycerol1-O-HexadecylglycerolChimyl alcoholGlycerol hexadecyl etherMG O-16:0MG(O-16:0)MG(O-16:0/0:0/0:0)
- Systematic name
- (2S)-3-(hexadecyloxy)propane-1,2-diol