RefMet Compound Details

RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0150155
RefMet nameMethyl hexadecanoate
Alternative nameFormyl hexadecanoate
Systematic nameformyl hexadecanoate
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
Sum CompositionFA 17:0 View other entries in RefMet with this sum composition
Exact mass270.255880 (neutral)
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FormulaC17H34O2View other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile4115 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=1S/C17H34O2/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17(18)19-2/h3-16H2,1-2H3
InChIKeyFLIACVVOZYBSBS-UHFFFAOYSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassFatty Acyls
Main ClassFatty esters
Sub ClassWax monoesters
Distribution of Methyl hexadecanoate in NMDR studies
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StudiesNMDR Studies reporting Methyl hexadecanoate
External Links
Pubchem CID8181
LIPID MAPSLMFA07010470
ChEBI ID69187
KEGG IDC16995
HMDB IDHMDB0061859
EPA CompToxDTXCID909149
Spectral data for Methyl hexadecanoate standards
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Structural annotation level
Annotation level1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)
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