The molecule is an N-acylhexadecasphingosine-1-phosphocholine in which the ceramide N-acyl group is specified as hexadecanoyl (palmitoyl). It is a N-acylhexadecasphingosine-1-phosphocholine and a sphingomyelin 32:1. It derives from a hexadecanoic acid.
[(E,2S,3R)-2-(hexadecanoylamino)-3-hydroxyhexadec-4-enyl] 2-(trimethylazaniumyl)ethyl phosphate