Compound
hexadecasphinganine
A cationic sphingoid that is the conjugate acid of hexadecasphinganine, obtained by protonation of the primary amino function; major species at pH 7.3.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:71009), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
Structure
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- Class
- Organic compound, cation
- Formula
- C16H36NO2
- Mass
- 274.469 g/mol
- Charge
- +1
- InChIKey
- ZKLREJQHRKUJHD-JKSUJKDBSA-O
- SMILES
- CCCCCCCCCCCCC[C@@H](O)[C@@H]([NH3+])CO
- Look it up
- ChEBIPubChemBy InChIKey
Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.
What it touches on the way
Mechanistic reach
4 entities
4 entities reached.
0 reported hops4 assembled from the scaffold
What the reference databases state
Statements
6 statements
6 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: hexadecasphinganine · Sources: Rhea
- hexadecasphinganine is converted to 3-oxohexadecasphinganineCompoundRhea RHEA:35683Inferred only
- 3-oxohexadecasphinganine is converted to hexadecasphinganineCompoundRhea RHEA:35683Inferred only
- hexadecasphinganine is a substrate of CERS1ProteinRhea RHEA:43044Inferred only
- hexadecasphinganine is a substrate of CERS4ProteinRhea RHEA:43044Inferred only
- hexadecasphinganine is a substrate of CERS5ProteinRhea RHEA:43040Inferred only
- hexadecasphinganine is a substrate of CERS6ProteinRhea RHEA:43040Inferred only
Reactions
4 reactions
hexadecasphinganine+NADP(3-)3-oxohexadecasphinganine+NADPH(4-)+hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:35683CC BY 4.0Reference data
hexadecasphinganine+hexadecanoyl-CoAN-hexadecanoylhexadecasphinganine+coenzyme A(4-)+hydron
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalanced
Rhea RHEA:43040CC BY 4.0Reference data
hexadecasphinganine+octadecanoyl-CoAN-octadecanoylhexadecasphinganine+coenzyme A(4-)+hydron
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalanced
Rhea RHEA:43044CC BY 4.0Reference data
hexadecasphinganine+a fatty acyl-CoACHEBI:82881+coenzyme A(4-)+hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:44692CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
6 names
Resolves to: hexadecasphinganine
- Also called
- C16 dihydrosphingosine(1+)C16 sphinganineC16 sphinganine(1+)C16-SAhexadecadihydrosphingosine(1+)
- Systematic name
- (2S,3R)-1,3-dihydroxyhexadecan-2-aminium