RefMet Compound Details

RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0135709
RefMet nameCE 16:0
Alternative nameCE(16:0)
Systematic namecholest-5-en-3beta-yl hexadecanoate
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
Sum CompositionCE 16:0 View other entries in RefMet with this sum composition
Exact mass624.584530 (neutral)
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FormulaC43H76O2View other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile34671 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=1S/C43H76O2/c1-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-23-41(44)45-36-28-30-42(5)35(32-36)24-25-37-39-27-26-38(34(4)22-20-21-33(
2)3)43(39,6)31-29-40(37)42/h24,33-34,36-40H,7-23,25-32H2,1-6H3/t34-,36+,37+,38-,39+,40+,42+,43-/m1/s1
InChIKeyBBJQPKLGPMQWBU-JADYGXMDSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O[C@H]1CC[C@@]2(C)C(=CC[C@H]3[C@@H]4CC[C@H]([C@H](C)CCCC(C)C)[C@@]4(C)CC[C@H]23)C1
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassSterol Lipids
Main ClassSterol esters
Sub ClassChol. esters (Cholesterol esters)
Distribution of CE 16:0 in NMDR studies
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PlatformPlatform (MS/NMR) used for detection
ChromatographyChromatography methods used for detection
StudiesNMDR Studies reporting CE 16:0
External Links
Pubchem CID246520
LIPID MAPSLMST01020005
ChEBI ID3663
KEGG IDC02530
HMDB IDHMDB0000885
Chemspider ID215725
Spectral data for CE 16:0 standards
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Structural annotation level
Annotation level1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)

Table of KEGG reactions in human pathways involving CE 16:0

Rxn IDKEGG ReactionEnzyme
R01461 Acyl-CoA + Cholesterol <=> CoA + Cholesterol esterAcyl-CoA:cholesterol O-acyltransferase
R01462 Cholesterol ester + H2O <=> Cholesterol + Fatty acidcholesterol ester acylhydrolase

Table of KEGG human pathways containing CE 16:0

Pathway IDHuman Pathway# of reactions
hsa00100 Steroid biosynthesis 2
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