Compound
dihexadecanoylglycerol
A diglyceride that is glycerol in which any two of the hydroxy groups have undergone formal esterification by condensation with hexadecanoic (palmitic) acid. Formula C35H68O5. For the structure shown, either R1 = H and R2 = hexadecanoyl or R1 = hexadecanoyl and R2 = H.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:142940), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
Structure
- Class
- Organic compound
- Formula
- C35H68O5
- Mass
- 568.911 g/mol
- Charge
- 0
- SMILES
- [1*]OCC(COC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC)O[2*]
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- ChEBI
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
What the reference databases state
Chemical structure
- dihexadecanoylglycerol has the functional parent hexadecanoic acidCompoundChEBI CHEBI:142940Inferred only
Statements
1 statement
1 statement · 1 reference database · Subject: dihexadecanoylglycerol · Sources: Rhea
- dihexadecanoylglycerol is a substrate of DDHD2ProteinRhea RHEA:59024Inferred only
Reactions
1 reaction
trihexadecanoylglycerol+waterdihexadecanoylglycerol+hexadecanoate+hydron
Catalysed by DDHD2
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:59024CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
4 names
Resolves to: dihexadecanoylglycerol
- Also called
- DG 16:0_16:0dipalmitoylglycerolglycerol dihexadecanoateglycerol dipalmitate