Palmitic acid

SFA16:0

  Overview

Stats

SFA
Type
16
Carbons
0
Double bonds
0
Bis-allylic sites
256.42
Weight · g/mol
62.1 °C
Melting point
C16H32O2
Formula

Also known as

IUPAC hexadecanoic acid

  At a Glance

Key Points

The most common saturated fat in animals, plants and microbes; a major component of palm oil (up to 44%).

Source

Primarily from plant oils, dairy and ruminant fat. Also made by the body.

Type

Long-chain saturated fatty acid with 16 carbons and no double bonds.

Identification

  Synonyms

Common Name Palmitic acid
IUPAC Name hexadecanoic acid
Traditional Name —
Other Synonyms No other synonyms recorded.

  External IDs

General References
Wikipedia Palmitic_acid
Lipids
Lipid Maps LMFA01010001
Lipid Bank DFA0016
Swiss Lipids 000000510
PlantFA ID —
Food & Nutrition
FooDB FDB011679
INFOODS —
Chemistry / Compounds
PubChem CID 985
CAS 57-10-3
ChEBI 15756
ChEMBL CHEMBL82293
ChemSpider 960
InChIKey —
ZINC ID ZINC000006072466
NIKKAJI ID J1.378A
PDBe PLM
UCI (UniChem) —
SureChEMBL SCHEMBL6177
CCDC YEFWEM
NMRShiftDB 60018539
Metabolites & Pathways
HMDB HMDB0000220
METLIN 187
RefMet ID —
RefMet Name —
MetaboLights ID MTBLS1015
BioCyc/MetaCyc PALMITATE
MetaNetX ID MNXM108
BiGG ID 34386
KEGG C00249
KNApSAcK C00030479
Reactome ID —
Drugs & Pharmacology
DrugBank DB03796
DrugCentral —
BindingDB 50152850
Guide to Pharm 1055
Probes & Drugs PD007233
Clinical & Medical
SNOMED-CT —
MeSH D019308
NCIt Code C61873
Regulatory
NIH UNII (USA) 2V16EO95H1
FDA SRS (USA) 2V16EO95H1
NHPID (Canada) —
DTXSID (USA) DTXSID2021602
TGA Ing ID (Australia) —
Commercial Suppliers
MolPort Molport-001-780-241
eMolecules 492637, 26753504
Mcule MCULE-1361949901
ChemicalBook CB9388222
MedChemExpress HY-N0830

Chemical Properties

Name(s):
Common Name Palmitic acid
Simple Notation 16:0
Notation 16:0
IUPAC Name hexadecanoic acid
Structure:
Molecular C16H32O2
Structure CH3(CH2)14COOH
SMILES CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
Physical:
Weight 256.42 g/mol
Melting Point 62.1 °C
Reactivity
Double Bonds 0
Bis-Allylic Carbons 0
Beta-Oxidation
Beta Oxidation Cycles 7
ATP Yield (Net) 106 ATP