The molecule is a sphingomyelin obtained by formal condensation of the carboxy group of docosanoic acid with the amino group of 14-methylhexadecasphinganine-1-phosphocholine. It is a metabolite of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. It has a role as a Caenorhabditis elegans metabolite. It derives from a docosanoic acid.
[(2S,3R)-2-(docosanoylamino)-3-hydroxy-14-methylhexadecyl] 2-(trimethylazaniumyl)ethyl phosphate