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2-Hexadecanol

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Description
2-Hexadecanol is a fatty acid based compound. 2-Hexadecanol can be isolated from marine organism Sea pen. 2-Hexadecanol induces Apoptosis, elevates the expression of caspase-3 and caspase-8. 2-Hexadecanol exhibits anticancer activity against breast cancer and cervical cancer[1].
CAS Number
14852-31-4
UNSPSC
12352211
Target
Apoptosis; Caspase
Related Pathways
Apoptosis
Field of Research
Cancer
Smiles
CC(CCCCCCCCCCCCCC)O
Molecular Formula
C16H34O
Molecular Weight
242.44
References & Citations
[1]Sharifi S, et al. Purified compounds from marine organism sea pen induce apoptosis in human breast cancer cell MDA-MB-231 and cervical cancer cell Hela. Eur J Pharmacol. 2020 Jun 15;877:173075.
Shipping Conditions
Room temperature
Scientific Category
Natural Products
Clinical Information
No Development Reported
Isoform
Caspase 3; Caspase 8

Chemical Information

2-Hexadecanol

Hexadecan-2-ol is a secondary fatty alcohol that is hexadecane substituted by a hydroxy group at position 2. It has a role as an antibacterial agent, an apoptosis inducer, an animal metabolite, a marine metabolite and a bacterial xenobiotic metabolite. It is a secondary fatty alcohol and a hexadecanol.

CAS Number14852-31-4
PubChem CID85779
IUPAC Namehexadecan-2-ol
Molecular FormulaC16H34O
Molecular Weight242.44
XLogP7.2
Topological Polar Surface Area20.2
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count1
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count1
Rotatable Bond Count13
Heavy Atom Count17
Formal Charge0
Complexity133
SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(C)O
InChI
InChI=1S/C16H34O/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16(2)17/h16-17H,3-15H2,1-2H3
InChIKey
FVDRFBGMOWJEOR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Chemical Structure
2D Structure
2D structure of 2-Hexadecanol
CAS: 14852-31-4
CID: 85779
Formula: C16H34O
MW: 242.44
Interactive 3D Structure
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Computed Properties
PropertyValue
Molecular Weight242.44
XLogP37.2
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count1
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count1
Rotatable Bond Count13
Exact Mass242.260965704
Monoisotopic Mass242.260965704
Topological Polar Surface Area20.2 Ų
Heavy Atom Count17
Formal Charge0
Complexity133
Isotope Atom Count0
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count1
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count1
Compound Is CanonicalizedYes