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2-Hydroxyhexadecanoic Acid is used in the investigation of role of hypoxia in mechanism of action of elisidepsin which reduces drug efficiency by inhibiting hydroxylation and altering structure of lipid rafts in human SKBR-3, MCF-7, MDA-MB-453 cell lines. Also used in the studies on the antiviral activity of hydroxy fatty acids.

ChEBI: 2-hydroxyhexadecanoic acid is a 2-hydroxy fatty acid comprising a C16 straight chain carrying a hydroxy substituent at position 2. It has a role as a human metabolite. It is a 2-hydroxy fatty acid and a long-chain fatty acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 2-hydroxyhexadecanoate.