
Sapienic acid
Sapienic acid is a hexadecenoic acid in which the double bond is located at position 6 (the Z-geoisomer). A major component of human sebaceous lipids that is involved in skin self-sterilisation and atopic dermatitis amelioration. It has a role as a metabolite, an antibacterial agent and an antipsoriatic. It is a conjugate acid of a sapienate. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- (Z)-hexadec-6-enoic acid
- Molecular formula
- C16H30O2
- Molecular weight
- 254.41 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 254.224580195 Da
- XLogP3
- 6.2
- Topological polar surface area
- 37.3 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 2
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
13 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:76244
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID50904584
- PubMed:27519205
- PubMed:4670656
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