The molecule is an (omega-1)-hydroxy fatty acid ascaroside obtained by formal condensation of the alcoholic hydroxy group of (15R)-15-hydroxypalmitic acid with ascarylopyranose (the alpha anomer). It is a metabolite of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. It has a role as a Caenorhabditis elegans metabolite. It is a monocarboxylic acid and an (omega-1)-hydroxy fatty acid ascaroside. It derives from a (15R)-15-hydroxypalmitic acid. It is a conjugate acid of an ascr#28(1-).
15-(3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxyhexadecanoic acid