RefMet Compound Details

MW structure	23 (View MW Metabolite Database details)
RefMet name	Palmitic acid
Alternative name	FA 16:0
Systematic name	hexadecanoic acid
SMILES	CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O   Run Tanimoto similarity search (with similarity coefficient >=0.6)
Sum Composition	FA 16:0	View other entries in RefMet with this sum composition
Exact mass	256.240230 (neutral)	Calculate m/z: (Choose adduct) [M+H]+ [M+H-H2O]+ [M.]+ [M+2H]2+ [M+3H]3+ [M+4H]4+ [M+K]+ [M+2K]2+ [M+2K-H]+ [M+Na]+ [M+2Na]2+ [M+2Na-H]+ [M+Li]+ [M+2Li]2+ [M+NH4]+ [M.CH3]+ [M+Ag]+ [M+H+CH3OH]+ [M+H+CH3CN]+ [M+H+2CH3CN]+ [M+Na+CH3CN]+ [M.NaFormate+H]+ [M.NH4Formate+H]+ [M.TMSi]+ [M.tBuDMSi]+ [M+H-Hexose]+ [M+H-EtnP]+ [M+H-SerP]+ [M-H]- [M-H-H2O]- [M-CH3]- [M-2H]2- [M-3H]3- [M-4H]4- [M+Cl]- [M+OAc]- [M+Na-2H]- [M+K-2H]- [M.Formate]- [M.NaFormate-H]- [M.NH4Formate-H]- [M.F]- [M-H-Ser]- [M.HF2]- M(neutral)    View other RefMet entries with this exact (neutral) mass:   +/- 0.05 amu   +/- 0.1 amu   +/- 0.2 amu   +/- 0.5 amu
Formula	C16H32O2	View other entries in RefMet with this formula
InChI	InChI=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)
InChIKey	IPCSVZSSVZVIGE-UHFFFAOYSA-N	View other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
Super Class	Fatty Acyls
Main Class	Fatty acids
Sub Class	Saturated FA
Pubchem CID	985
Annotation level	1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)

Table of KEGG reactions in human pathways involving Palmitic acid

Rxn ID	KEGG Reaction	Enzyme
R01274	Palmitoyl-CoA + H2O <=> CoA + Hexadecanoic acid	palmitoyl-CoA hydrolase
R01280	ATP + Hexadecanoic acid + CoA <=> AMP + Palmitoyl-CoA + Diphosphate	Palmitate:CoA ligase (AMP-forming)
R01706	Hexadecanoyl-[acp] + H2O <=> Acyl-carrier protein + Hexadecanoic acid	hexadecanoyl-[acyl-carrier protein] hydrolase

Table of KEGG human pathways containing Palmitic acid

Pathway ID	Human Pathway	# of reactions
hsa01212	Fatty acid metabolism	3
hsa00061	Fatty acid biosynthesis	2
hsa00062	Fatty acid elongation	1
hsa00071	Fatty acid degradation	1
hsa01040	Biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids	1