Compound

hexadecanamide

A fatty amide that is the carboxamide derived from palmitic acid.

Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:74475), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.

CHEBI:74475ChEBI

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Structure

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A generated conformer of hexadecanamide — one low-energy arrangement PubChem computed, not a measured structure. Hydrogens are not drawn; the formula counts them.

Class: Organic compound
Formula: C16H33NO
Mass: 255.446 g/mol
Charge: 0
InChIKey: HSEMFIZWXHQJAE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(N)=O
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Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.

What it touches on the way

Mechanistic reach

1 entity

1 entities reached.

0 reported hops1 assembled from the scaffold

FAAHProteinUNIPROT:O00519substrate ofInferred only6 paths6 endpoints

What the reference databases state

Chemical structure

hexadecanamide has the functional parent hexadecanoic acidCompoundChEBI CHEBI:74475Inferred only

Statements

3 statements

3 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: hexadecanamide · Sources: Rhea

Order

hexadecanamide is converted to hexadecanoateCompoundRhea RHEA:62984Inferred only
hexadecanoate is converted to hexadecanamideCompoundRhea RHEA:62984Inferred only
hexadecanamide is a substrate of FAAHProteinRhea RHEA:62984Inferred only

Reactions

1 reaction

hexadecanamide+waterhexadecanoate+ammonium
Catalysed by FAAH
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:62984CC BY 4.0Reference data

Other names

4 names

Resolves to: hexadecanamide

Also called: Amide 16Cetyl amidePalmitamidepalmitic amide