The molecule is an N-acylsphingosine that has omega-hydroxytriacontanoyl as the acyl group. A bioactive sphingolipid found in the stratum corneum layer of mammalian epidermis. It is a N-acylsphingosine and an omega-hydroxy-ultra-long chain fatty acylceramide. It derives from an omega-hydroxytriacontanoic acid.
N-[(E,2S,3R)-1,3-dihydroxyoctadec-4-en-2-yl]-30-hydroxytriacontanamide