Molecule: hexadecanoic acid

A straight-chain, sixteen-carbon, saturated long-chain fatty acid.
Synonyms for hexadecanoic acid :
1-Pentadecanecarboxylic acid
1-hexyldecanoic acid
16:00
C16
C16 fatty acid
C16:0
CH3-[CH2]14-COOH
FA 16:0
Hexadecanoate
Hexadecylic acid
Hexaectylic acid
PALMITIC ACID
Palmitate
Palmitic acid
Palmitinic acid
Palmitinsaeure
Pentadecanecarboxylic acid
cetylic acid
hexadecoic acid
n-hexadecanoic acid
n-hexadecoic acid
palmitic acid
Molecular Formula: C16H32O2
Molecular wt: 256.42410 g/mole
Charge: 0
SMILES: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(O)=O
InChIKey: IPCSVZSSVZVIGE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C16H32O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16(17)18/h2-15H2,1H3,(H,17,18)
CHEBI:15756
Palmitic_acid
Sample reactions for this molecule:
ACSL1,3,5,6 ligate CoA to PALM to form PALM-CoA
depalmitoylation of eNOS
A REH hydrolyses 11cRE to 11cROL
1-palmitoylglycerone phosphate + hexadecanol => O-hexadecylglycerone phosphate + palmitate
CD36 (FAT) translocates palmitate from the extracellular region to the cytosol
CD36 (FAT) translocates palmitate from the extracellular region to the cytosol
ACSL3,4 ligates coenzyme A (CoA-SH) to palmitate yielding palmitoyl-coenzyme A in the pancreatic beta cell
PPT2 hydrolyses PALMCoA to PALM
PPT1 hydrolyses palmitoylated proteins
ALDH3A2-1 oxidises HD2NAL to PALM