
N-Palmitoylglycine
N-hexadecanoylglycine is an N-acylglycine in which the acyl group is specified as hexadecanoyl (palmitoyl). It has a role as a marine metabolite and a human metabolite. It is a N-acylglycine 16:0 and a fatty amide. It is functionally related to a hexadecanoic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a N-hexadecanoylglycinate. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 2-(hexadecanoylamino)acetic acid
- Molecular formula
- C18H35NO3
- Molecular weight
- 313.5 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 313.26169398 Da
- XLogP3
- 6.5
- Topological polar surface area
- 66.4 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 2
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 3
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:39540
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL226117
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID40179163
- PubMed:20346144
- PubMed:19732187
- PubMed:19647113
- PubMed:19379823
- PubMed:18586345
- PubMed:18431595
- PubMed:18424551
- PubMed:18004886
- PubMed:17571881
- PubMed:17465554
- PubMed:17226994
- PubMed:16637647
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