16-hydroxyhexadecanoic acid

Term ID

CHEBI:55328

Synonyms

• 16-hydroxy-hexadecanoic acid
• 16-hydroxyhexadecanoic acid
• 16-Hydroxypalmitic acid
• 16-OH 16:0
• juniperic acid
• omega-hydroxypalmitic acid

Definition

An ω-hydroxy-long-chain fatty acid that is hexadecanoic acid (also known as palmitic acid) which is substituted at position 16 by a hydroxy group. It is a key monomer of cutin in the plant cuticle.

References

• cas:506-13-8
• hmdb:HMDB0006294
• kegg.compound:C18218
• lipidmaps:LMFA01050051
• pubmed:16659124
• pubmed:16660004
• pubmed:21405069
• pubmed:5025632
• reaxys:1783998

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )

Resources

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