Compound
1-O-hexadecylglycerol
An alkylglycerol that is glycerol carrying a single palmityl (hexadecyl) substituent at position 1.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:76061), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
Structure
- Class
- Organic compound
- Formula
- C19H40O3
- Mass
- 316.526 g/mol
- Charge
- 0
- InChIKey
- OOWQBDFWEXAXPB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCOCC(O)CO
- Look it up
- ChEBIBy InChIKey
Identity from ChEBI. Not evidence.
What it touches on the way
Mechanistic reach
2 entities
2 entities reached.
0 reported hops2 assembled from the scaffold
What the reference databases state
Chemical structure
- 1-O-hexadecyl-3-(9Z)-octadecenoylglycerol has the functional parent 1-O-hexadecylglycerolCompoundChEBI CHEBI:76062Inferred only
Statements
2 statements
2 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: 1-O-hexadecylglycerol · Sources: Rhea
- 1-O-hexadecylglycerol is a substrate of MOGAT2ProteinRhea RHEA:77575Inferred only
- 1-O-hexadecylglycerol is a substrate of PLA2G15ProteinRhea RHEA:38711Inferred only
Reactions
2 reactions
1-O-hexadecylglycerol+1,2-di-(9Z-octadecenoyl)-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine1-O-hexadecyl-3-(9Z)-octadecenoylglycerol+(9Z-octadecenoyl)-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
Catalysed by PLA2G15
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:38711CC BY 4.0Reference data
1-O-hexadecylglycerol+(9Z)-octadecenoyl-CoA1-O-hexadecyl-3-(9Z)-octadecenoylglycerol+coenzyme A(4-)
Catalysed by MOGAT2
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:77575CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
6 names
Resolves to: 1-O-hexadecylglycerol
- Also called
- (1)-3-(Hexadecyloxy)propane-1,2-diol1-hexadecylglycerol1-palmitylglycerolChimyl alcoholGlycerol hexadecyl ether
- Systematic name
- 3-(hexadecyloxy)propane-1,2-diol