Chemical Component Summary

NamePALMITIC ACID
Identifiershexadecanoic acid
FormulaC16 H32 O2
Molecular Weight256.424
TypeNON-POLYMER
Isomeric SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
InChIInChI=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)
InChIKeyIPCSVZSSVZVIGE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Chemical Details

Formal Charge0
Atom Count50
Chiral Atom Count0
Bond Count49
Aromatic Bond Count0

Drug Info: DrugBank

DrugBank IDDB03796 
NamePalmitic Acid
Groups approved
DescriptionA common saturated fatty acid found in fats and waxes including olive oil, palm oil, and body lipids.
Synonyms
  • Hexadecylic acid
  • Palmitinsäure
  • Hexadecoic acid
  • 1-Pentadecanecarboxylic acid
  • 16-chloropalmitic acid
Brand Names
  • Huile D'onagre Vitamin E
  • Levovist - Pws IV (4g Granules /vial)
  • Jayjun Real Water Shining Vita Cleansing Foa M
  • Jayjun New Real Water Brightening Black Mask Step 01 Real Water Shining Vita Cleansing Foa M
  • Jayjun Anti Dust Fresh Foam Cleanser
Categories
  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Fatty Acids
  • Lipids
  • Palmitic Acids
CAS number57-10-3

Drug Targets

NameTarget SequencePharmacological ActionActions
Alpha-lactalbuminMRFFVPLFLVGILFPAILAKQFTKCELSQLLKDIDGYGGIALPELICTMF...unknown
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alphaMVDTESPLCPLSPLEAGDLESPLSEEFLQEMGNIQEISQSIGEDSSGSFG...unknown
RhodopsinMNGTEGPNFYVPFSNATGVVRSPFEYPQYYLAEPWQFSMLAAYMFLLIVL...unknown
Palmitoyl-protein thioesterase 1MASPGCLWLLAVALLPWTCASRALQHLDPPAPLPLVIWHGMGDSCCNPLS...unknown
Myelin P2 proteinMSNKFLGTWKLVSSENFDDYMKALGVGLATRKLGNLAKPTVIISKKGDII...unknown
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Drug Info/Drug Targets: DrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for 'omics' research on drugs. Knox C, Law V, Jewison T, Liu P, Ly S, Frolkis A, Pon A, Banco K, Mak C, Neveu V, Djoumbou Y, Eisner R, Guo AC, Wishart DS. Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan; 39 (Database issue):D1035-41. | PMID:21059682

Related Resource References

Resource NameReference
Pharos CHEMBL82293
PubChem 985, 135369651
ChEMBL CHEMBL82293
ChEBI CHEBI:15756
CCDC/CSD JEMDIP, YEFWEM01
COD 2014316