Structure Database (LMSD)

Common Name
Palmitaldehyde
Systematic Name
hexadecanal
Synonyms
  • Palmitic aldehyde
LM ID
LMFA06000088
Formula
Exact Mass
Calculate m/z
240.245315
Sum Composition
Status
Curated


Classification

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Biological Context

Hexadecanal is the 16-carbon free fatty aldehyde analog of palmitic acid that, in conjunction with NAD+, acts as a substrate for hexadecanal:NAD+ oxidoreductase (fatty aldehyde dehydrogenase).1

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References

1. Rizzo, W.B., and Craft, D.A. Sjögren-Larsson syndrome. Deficient activity of the fatty aldehyde dehydrogenase component of fatty alcohol:NAD+ oxidoreductase in cultured fibroblasts. J. Clin. Invest. 88(5), 1643-1648 (1991).

String Representations

InChiKey (Click to copy)
NIOYUNMRJMEDGI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChi (Click to copy)
InChI=1S/C16H32O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17/h16H,2-15H2,1H3
SMILES (Click to copy)
C(CCCCCC)CCCCCCCCC([H])=O

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Cayman ID
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Calculated Physicochemical Properties

Heavy Atoms 17
Rings 0
Aromatic Rings 0
Rotatable Bonds 14
Van der Waals Molecular Volume 291.51
Topological Polar Surface Area 17.07
Hydrogen Bond Donors 0
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors 1
logP 5.67
Molar Refractivity 76.38

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