The molecule is a macamide resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of hexadecanoic acid with benzylamine. A moderate inhibitor of fatty acid amide hydrolase. It has a role as a neuroprotective agent, a plant metabolite and an EC 3.5.1.99 (fatty acid amide hydrolase) inhibitor. It is a secondary carboxamide and a macamide. It derives from a hexadecanoic acid and a benzylamine.
N-benzylhexadecanamide