The molecule is a N-acyl-4-hydroxy-15-methylhexadecasphinganine in which the acyl group has 28 carbons and 0 double bonds. It is a N-acyl-15-methylhexadecaphytosphingosine and a N-(ultra-long-chain-acyl)-sphingoid base. It derives from a 15-methylhexadecaphytosphingosine.
N-[(2S,3S,4R)-1,3,4-trihydroxy-15-methylhexadecan-2-yl]octacosanamide