The molecule is an N-acyl-(2S)-hydroxyglycinate resulting from the deprotonation of the carboxy group of N-hexadecanoyl-(2S)-hydroxyglycine. The major species at pH 7.3. It is an organic molecular entity and a N-acyl-(2S)-hydroxyglycinate. It is a conjugate base of a N-hexadecanoyl-(2S)-hydroxyglycine.
(2S)-2-(hexadecanoylamino)-2-hydroxyacetate