The molecule is an N-acyl-15-methylhexadecasphing-4-enine in which the acyl group has 16 carbons and 0 double bonds and is 2-hydroxylated. It derives from a 15-methylhexadecasphing-4-enine.
N-[(E,2S,3R)-1,3-dihydroxy-15-methylhexadec-4-en-2-yl]-2-hydroxyhexadecanamide