The molecule is a ceramide obtained by formal condensation of the carboxy group of hexadecanoic acid with the amino group of 14-methylhexadecasphingosine. It is a metabolite of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. It has a role as a Caenorhabditis elegans metabolite. It derives from a 14-methylhexadecasphingosine and a hexadecanoic acid.
N-[(E,2S,3R)-1,3-dihydroxy-14-methylhexadec-4-en-2-yl]hexadecanamide