The molecule is an omega-hydroxy fatty acid ascaroside that is (3R)-3,16-dihydroxyhexadecanoic acid (oscr#28) in which the hydroxy group at position 16 has been converted to the corresponding ascaroside. It is a metabolite of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. It has a role as a Caenorhabditis elegans metabolite. It is an omega-hydroxy fatty acid ascaroside, a 3-hydroxy carboxylic acid and a monocarboxylic acid. It derives from an oscr#28 and a (3R)-3,16-dihydroxyhexadecanoic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a bhos#28(1-).
(3R)-16-[(2R,3R,5R,6S)-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-3-hydroxyhexadecanoic acid