Compound
an N-hexadecanoyl-sphingoid base
A ceramide where the N-acyl is a palmitoyl chain but the sphingoid base is not defined
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:144703), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
CHEBI:144703ChEBI
Structure
- Class
- Organic compound
- Formula
- C19H38NO3R
- Mass
- 328.511 g/mol
- Charge
- 0
- SMILES
- [1*][C@@H](O)[C@H](CO)NC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
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- ChEBI
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
Statements
2 statements
2 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: an N-hexadecanoyl-sphingoid base · Sources: Rhea
- an N-hexadecanoyl-sphingoid base is a substrate of CERS5ProteinRhea RHEA:61472Inferred only
- an N-hexadecanoyl-sphingoid base is a substrate of CERS6ProteinRhea RHEA:61472Inferred only
Reactions
1 reaction
a sphingoid base+hexadecanoyl-CoAan N-hexadecanoyl-sphingoid base+coenzyme A(4-)+hydron
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:61472CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: an N-hexadecanoyl-sphingoid base
- Also called
- palmitoylceramide