Compound
hexadecane-1,2-diol
A glycol that is hexadecane which is substituted by hydroxy groups at positions 1 and 2.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:75586), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
Structure
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- Class
- Organic compound
- Formula
- C16H34O2
- Mass
- 258.446 g/mol
- Charge
- 0
- InChIKey
- BTOOAFQCTJZDRC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(O)CO
- Look it up
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Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. 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
- 1,2-O,O-dihexadecanoyl-1,2-hexadecanediol has the functional parent hexadecane-1,2-diolCompoundChEBI CHEBI:75608Inferred only
- 2-hydroxyhexadecyl hexadecanoate has the functional parent hexadecane-1,2-diolCompoundChEBI CHEBI:75587Inferred only
Statements
3 statements
3 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: hexadecane-1,2-diol · Sources: Rhea
- hexadecane-1,2-diol is a substrate of AWAT2ProteinRhea RHEA:38171Inferred only
- hexadecane-1,2-diol is a substrate of DGAT1ProteinRhea RHEA:38171Inferred only
- hexadecane-1,2-diol is a substrate of DGAT1ProteinRhea RHEA:38211Inferred only
Reactions
2 reactions
hexadecane-1,2-diol+hexadecanoyl-CoA2-hydroxyhexadecyl hexadecanoate+coenzyme A(4-)
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:38171CC BY 4.0Reference data
hexadecane-1,2-diol+2hexadecanoyl-CoA1,2-O,O-dihexadecanoyl-1,2-hexadecanediol+2coenzyme A(4-)
Catalysed by DGAT1
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:38211CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
5 names
Resolves to: hexadecane-1,2-diol
- Also called
- 1,2-hexadecanediol1,2-hexadecyl diol1,2-palmityl diolcetyl glycolhexadecan-1,2-diol