Compound

3-hexadecanoyl-sn-glycerol

A 3-acyl-sn-glycerol in which the acyl group is specified as palmitoyl (hexadecanoyl).

Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:64757), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.

CHEBI:64757ChEBI

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Structure

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No three-dimensional record for this entry.

Class: Organic compound
Formula: C19H38O4
Mass: 330.509 g/mol
Charge: 0
InChIKey: QHZLMUACJMDIAE-GOSISDBHSA-N
SMILES: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@H](O)CO
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Identity from ChEBI. Not evidence.

What it touches on the way

Mechanistic reach

1 entity

1 entities reached.

0 reported hops1 assembled from the scaffold

PLA2G15ProteinUNIPROT:Q8NCC3substrate ofInferred only5 paths5 endpoints

What the reference databases state

Chemical structure

3-hexadecanoyl-sn-glycerol is the enantiomer of 1-hexadecanoyl-sn-glycerolCompoundChEBI CHEBI:64757Inferred only

Statements

1 statement

1 statement · 1 reference database · Subject: 3-hexadecanoyl-sn-glycerol · Sources: Rhea

Order

3-hexadecanoyl-sn-glycerol is a substrate of PLA2G15ProteinRhea RHEA:38731Inferred only

Reactions

3 reactions

3-hexadecanoyl-sn-glycerol+1,2-di-(9Z-octadecenoyl)-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine1-(9Z)-octadecenoyl-3-hexadecanoyl-sn-glycerol+(9Z-octadecenoyl)-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
Catalysed by PLA2G15
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:38731CC BY 4.0Reference data
3-hexadecanoyl-sn-glycerol+1,2-di-(9Z-octadecenoyl)-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine1-(9Z)-octadecenoyl-3-hexadecanoyl-sn-glycerol+1-(9Z-octadecenoyl)-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:77727CC BY 4.0Reference data
3-hexadecanoyl-sn-glycerol+1,2-di-(9Z-octadecenoyl)-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine1-(9Z)-octadecenoyl-3-hexadecanoyl-sn-glycerol+2-(9Z-octadecenoyl)-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:77731CC BY 4.0Reference data

Other names

6 names

Resolves to: 3-hexadecanoyl-sn-glycerol

Also called: (2R)-2,3-dihydroxypropyl palmitate(R)-1-monopalmitin(R)-2,3-dihydroxypropyl n-hexadecanoateMG(0:0/0:0/16:0)sn-glycerol 3-palmitate
Systematic name: (2R)-2,3-dihydroxypropyl hexadecanoate