Compound

(R)-2-hydroxyhexadecanoate

The R-enantiomer of 2-hydroxyhexadecanoate.

Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:75927), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.

CHEBI:75927ChEBI

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Structure

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A generated conformer of (R)-2-hydroxyhexadecanoate — one low-energy arrangement PubChem computed, not a measured structure. Hydrogens are not drawn; the formula counts them.

Class: Organic compound, anion
Formula: C16H31O3
Mass: 271.421 g/mol
Charge: -1
InChIKey: JGHSBPIZNUXPLA-OAHLLOKOSA-M
SMILES: CCCCCCCCCCCCCC[C@@H](O)C(=O)[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

FA2HProteinUNIPROT:Q7L5A8substrate ofInferred only5 paths5 endpoints

What the reference databases state

Statements

1 statement

1 statement · 1 reference database · Subject: (R)-2-hydroxyhexadecanoate · Sources: Rhea

Order

(R)-2-hydroxyhexadecanoate is a substrate of FA2HProteinRhea RHEA:38551Inferred only

Reactions

2 reactions

hexadecanoate+2Fe(II)-[cytochrome b5]+dioxygen+2hydron(R)-2-hydroxyhexadecanoate+2Fe(III)-[cytochrome b5]+water
Catalysed by FA2H
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:38551CC BY 4.0Reference data
(R)-2-hydroxyhexadecanoate+dioxygenCHEBI:78795+carbon dioxide+water
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:62404CC BY 4.0Reference data

Other names

2 names

Resolves to: (R)-2-hydroxyhexadecanoate

Also called: (R)-2-hydroxypalmitate
Systematic name: (2R)-2-hydroxyhexadecanoate