The molecule is a N-acyl-(4E,14Z)-sphingadienine in which the N-acyl group is specified as octadecanoyl. It has a role as a Caenorhabditis elegans metabolite. It is a N-acyl-(4E,14Z)-sphingadienine and a N-stearoyl-sphingoid base. It derives from an octadecanoic acid.
N-[(2S,3R,4E,14Z)-1,3-dihydroxyoctadeca-4,14-dien-2-yl]octadecanamide