The molecule is an N-acylhexadecasphinganine in which the acyl group is specified as palmitoyl (hexadecanoyl). It is a N-acylhexadecasphinganine and a N-palmitoyl-sphingoid base. It derives from a hexadecanoic acid.
N-[(2S,3R)-1,3-dihydroxyhexadecan-2-yl]hexadecanamide