The molecule is a sphingomyelin 34:0 in which the N-acyl group and sphingoid base are specified as hexadecanoyl and sphinganine respectively. It has a role as a human metabolite and a mouse metabolite. It is a sphingomyelin 34:0 and a N-acylsphinganine-1-phosphocholine. It derives from a hexadecanoic acid.
[(2S,3R)-2-(hexadecanoylamino)-3-hydroxyoctadecyl] 2-(trimethylazaniumyl)ethyl phosphate