1-Hexadecanol (BioCAD00000001345)

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Metabolite Card

Formula: C16H34O (242.261)
SMILES: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCO

Synonyms [en]

1-hexadecanol; cetyl alcohol; HEXADECANOL; 16-Hexadecanol; Palmityl alcohol; n-1-Hexadecanol

Reviewed

Last reviewed on 2024-06-28.

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1-Hexadecanol. 数据之源，洞见之始. SMRUCC genomics institute, a synthetic life researcher from China. https://biocad_registry.innovation.ac.cn/s/(-)-arctiin (retrieved 2026-01-03) (CAD Registry RN: BioCAD00000001345). Licensed under the Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Note

Cetyl alcohol, also known as 1-hexadecanol and palmityl alcohol, is a solid organic compound and a member of the alcohol class of compounds. Its chemical formula is CH3(CH2)15OH. At room temperature, cetyl alcohol takes the form of a waxy white solid or flakes. It belongs to the group of fatty alcohols. With the demise of commercial whaling, cetyl alcohol is no longer primarily produced from whale oil, but instead either as an end-product of the petroleum industry, or produced from vegetable oils such as palm oil and coconut oil. Production of cetyl alcohol from palm oil gives rise to one of its alternative names, palmityl alcohol.

Extracellular Membrane
Entity Information

DBLinks

Other DBLinks
  • CAS Registry Number: 124-29-8
  • CAS Registry Number: 36311-34-9
  • CAS Registry Number: 36653-82-4
  • CAS Registry Number: 67762-30-5
  • PubChem: 2682
  • ChEBI: ChEBI:16125
  • HMDB: HMDB0003424
  • HMDB: HMDB03424
  • LipidMaps: LMFA05000061
  • KEGG: C00823
  • BioCyc: CPD-348
  • NCBI MeSH: cetyl alcohol
  • Wikipedia: Cetyl_alcohol
  • DrugBank: DB09494
  • RefMet: RM0139503
  • MoNA: FiehnLib000224
  • MoNA: FiehnLibVolatile0162
  • MoNA: HMDB0003424_c_ms_1654
  • MoNA: HMDB0003424_ms_ms_2304
  • MoNA: HMDB0003424_ms_ms_2305
  • MoNA: HMDB0003424_ms_ms_2306
  • MoNA: JP006869
  • MoNA: JP007706
  • MoNA: JP008108
  • MoNA: OUF00006
  • Metlin: METLIN_6927
  • Coconut NaturalProduct: CNP0187598.0

Class / Ontology

Metabolic Network
ID EC Number Name
KEGG:R02462 1.1.1.164 hexadecanol:NAD+ oxidoreductase
Rhea:RHEA:22057 1.1.1.164 hexadecan-1-ol + NAD+ => hexadecanal + NADH + H+
Rhea:RHEA:22058 1.1.1.164 hexadecanal + NADH + H+ => hexadecan-1-ol + NAD+
Rhea:RHEA:22059 1.1.1.164 hexadecan-1-ol + NAD+ <=> hexadecanal + NADH + H+
Rhea:RHEA:36316 1.2.1.84 hexadecanoyl-CoA + 2 NADPH + 2 H+ => hexadecan-1-ol + 2 NADP+ + CoA
Rhea:RHEA:36317 1.2.1.84 hexadecan-1-ol + 2 NADP+ + CoA => hexadecanoyl-CoA + 2 NADPH + 2 H+
Rhea:RHEA:36318 1.2.1.84 hexadecanoyl-CoA + 2 NADPH + 2 H+ <=> hexadecan-1-ol + 2 NADP+ + CoA
Rhea:RHEA:38168 hexadecan-1-ol + hexadecanoyl-CoA => hexadecanyl hexadecanoate + CoA
Rhea:RHEA:38169 hexadecanyl hexadecanoate + CoA => hexadecan-1-ol + hexadecanoyl-CoA
Rhea:RHEA:38170 hexadecan-1-ol + hexadecanoyl-CoA <=> hexadecanyl hexadecanoate + CoA
Rhea:RHEA:38228 hexadecan-1-ol + (9Z)-octadecenoyl-CoA => hexadecanyl (9Z)-octadecenoate + CoA
Rhea:RHEA:38229 hexadecanyl (9Z)-octadecenoate + CoA => hexadecan-1-ol + (9Z)-octadecenoyl-CoA
Rhea:RHEA:38230 hexadecan-1-ol + (9Z)-octadecenoyl-CoA <=> hexadecanyl (9Z)-octadecenoate + CoA
Rhea:RHEA:38248 hexadecan-1-ol + (9Z)-hexadecenoyl-CoA => 1-O-hexadecyl (9Z)-hexadecenoate + CoA
Rhea:RHEA:38249 1-O-hexadecyl (9Z)-hexadecenoate + CoA => hexadecan-1-ol + (9Z)-hexadecenoyl-CoA
Rhea:RHEA:38250 hexadecan-1-ol + (9Z)-hexadecenoyl-CoA <=> 1-O-hexadecyl (9Z)-hexadecenoate + CoA
Rhea:RHEA:38252 hexadecan-1-ol + octadecanoyl-CoA => hexadecanyl octadecanoate + CoA
Rhea:RHEA:38253 hexadecanyl octadecanoate + CoA => hexadecan-1-ol + octadecanoyl-CoA
Rhea:RHEA:38254 hexadecan-1-ol + octadecanoyl-CoA <=> hexadecanyl octadecanoate + CoA
Rhea:RHEA:40660 hexadecan-1-ol + 1-hexadecanoylglycerone 3-phosphate => 1-O-hexadecylglycerone 3-phosphate + hexadecanoate + H+
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Organism Source

Taxonomy Source

  1. Aconitum turczaninowii [ncbi taxid: ]
  2. Angelica acutiloba [ncbi taxid: 55605]
  3. Angelica gigas [ncbi taxid: 85712]
  4. Angelica sinensis [ncbi taxid: 165353]
  5. Artemisia argyi [ncbi taxid: 259893]
  6. Artemisia capillaris [ncbi taxid: 265783]
  7. Artemisia montana [ncbi taxid: 669134]
  8. Artemisia princeps [ncbi taxid: 223870]
  9. Asphodeline lutea [ncbi taxid: 49696]
  10. Astragalus sevangensis [ncbi taxid: 1197423]
  11. Brassica oleracea [ncbi taxid: 3712]
  12. Brunfelsia grandiflora [ncbi taxid: 1035550]
  13. Chlamydomonas reinhardtii [ncbi taxid: 3055]
  14. Chlorosplenium aeruginosum [ncbi taxid: ]
  15. Citrus natsudaidai [ncbi taxid: 109792]
  16. Concha mauritiae arabicae [ncbi taxid: ]
  17. Elsholtzia blanda [ncbi taxid: 1874227]
  18. Eranthis cilicica [ncbi taxid: 1765017]
  19. Eucalyptus globulus [ncbi taxid: 34317]
  20. Eupatorium sternbergianum [ncbi taxid: ]
  21. Fructus gleditsiae abnormalis [ncbi taxid: ]
  22. Fructusgleditsia [ncbi taxid: ]
  23. Gleditsia sinensis [ncbi taxid: 66096]
  24. Herba clinopodii [ncbi taxid: ]
  25. Homo sapiens [ncbi taxid: 9606]
  26. Hypericum japonicum [ncbi taxid: 282542]
  27. Launaea resedifolia [ncbi taxid: ]
  28. Metrosideros nervulosa [ncbi taxid: 85231]
  29. Micromonospora coerulea [ncbi taxid: 47856]
  30. Ocotea pretiosa [ncbi taxid: ]
  31. Polanisia dodecandra [ncbi taxid: 72660]
  32. Prosuberites laughlini [ncbi taxid: 283560]
  33. Prunus tomentosa [ncbi taxid: 105667]
  34. Semen chaulmoograe [ncbi taxid: ]
  35. Simsia dombeyana [ncbi taxid: 684001]
  36. Topsentia genitrix [ncbi taxid: ]
  37. Topsentia roquensis [ncbi taxid: ]
  38. Tricholoma muscarium [ncbi taxid: 2234112]
  39. Verbesina luetzelburgii [ncbi taxid: 2926266]

Pathway Synthetic

pathway id name
Reactome:R-DME-9640463 Wax biosynthesis
Reactome:R-HSA-9640463 Wax biosynthesis
Reactome:R-XTR-9640463 Wax biosynthesis
Reactome:R-BTA-9640463 Wax biosynthesis
Reactome:R-SSC-9640463 Wax biosynthesis
Reactome:R-GGA-9640463 Wax biosynthesis
Reactome:R-RNO-9640463 Wax biosynthesis
Reactome:R-SCE-9640463 Wax biosynthesis
Reactome:R-CEL-9640463 Wax biosynthesis
Reactome:R-DRE-9640463 Wax biosynthesis
Reactome:R-CFA-9640463 Wax biosynthesis
Reactome:R-SPO-9640463 Wax biosynthesis
Reactome:R-DDI-9640463 Wax biosynthesis
Reactome:R-MMU-9640463 Wax biosynthesis
Reactome:R-BTA-1430728 Metabolism
Reactome:R-BTA-556833 Metabolism of lipids
Reactome:R-CFA-1430728 Metabolism
Reactome:R-CFA-556833 Metabolism of lipids
Reactome:R-MMU-1430728 Metabolism
Reactome:R-MMU-556833 Metabolism of lipids
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