Compound
hexadecanoate ester
A fatty acid ester obtained by condensation of the carboxy group of palmitic acid with a hydroxy group of an alcohol or phenol.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:25835), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
CHEBI:25835ChEBI
Structure
- Class
- Organic compound
- Formula
- C16H31O2R
- Mass
- 255.417 g/mol
- Charge
- 0
- SMILES
- *OC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
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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
- hexadecanoate ester has the functional parent hexadecanoic acidCompoundChEBI CHEBI:25835Inferred only
Statements
1 statement
1 statement · 1 reference database · Subject: hexadecanoate ester · Sources: Rhea
- hexadecanoate ester is a substrate of ABHD2ProteinRhea RHEA:47392Inferred only
Reactions
1 reaction
hexadecanoate ester+wateran aliphatic alcohol+hexadecanoate+hydron
Catalysed by ABHD2
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:47392CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
5 names
Resolves to: hexadecanoate ester
- Also called
- hexadecanoate esterspalmitate esterpalmitate esterspalmitic acid esterpalmitic acid esters