sapienic acid
CHEBI:76244
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·EXACT
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A hexadecenoic acid in which the double bond is located at position 6 (the Z-geoisomer). A major component of human sebaceous lipids that is involved in skin self-sterilisation and atopic dermatitis amelioration. — ChEBI
Machine-generated and unreviewed. Identity, structure and
cross-references come straight from ChEBI's and CARD's own data; no curator has
signed off on this record yet.
Classification
Strictly broader compounds or drug classes this molecule belongs to.
Chemical structure
Computed structure properties
| Molecular formula | C16H30O2 |
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| Charge | 0 |
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| Average mass | 254.414 Da |
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| Monoisotopic mass | 254.22458 Da |
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| Source | ChEBI |
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| InChIKey | NNNVXFKZMRGJPM-KHPPLWFESA-N |
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SMILES
CCCCCCCCC/C=C\CCCCC(=O)O
InChI
InChI=1S/C16H30O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16(17)18/h10-11H,2-9,12-15H2,1H3,(H,17,18)/b11-10-
Also called
- (6Z)-hexadec-6-enoic acid (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
- 16:1omega10 (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
- 6Z-hexadecenoic acid (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
- cis-6-Hexadecenoic acid (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
Cross-references
Equivalent identifiers for this same structure in other resources.
- cas:17004-51-2
- lipidmaps:LMFA01030267
- metacyc.compound:CPD-14393
- patent:EP0996438
- patent:US4036991
- patent:US6589520
- patent:WO9856371
- reaxys:9641382
- wikipedia.en:Sapienic_acid
Activity roles
Every antimicrobial role a source asserts for this compound — the
unreduced evidence behind its antimicrobial_class.
Source concepts
Every upstream concept that resolved to this record. The merge is
the product: this is what shows ChEBI and CARD are describing the same structure.
Upstream concepts merged into this record
| Source | Native ID | Label | Minted CURIE | Version |
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| CHEBI |
CHEBI:76244 |
sapienic acid |
antibioticmech:chebi-2921fd6676 |
2026-08-30 |
Curation history
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SEEDED_FROM_SOURCES
2026-08-30 · seed_from_sources
Seeded from data/raw/ inventories (CHEBI)
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2026-08-30 · seed_from_sources
Re-seeded from updated data/raw/ inventories
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RESEEDED_FROM_SOURCES
2026-08-30 · seed_from_sources
Re-seeded from updated data/raw/ inventories
Provenance
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