2′-Hydroxy-5′-nitrohexadecanamide

2′-Hydroxy-5′-nitrohexadecanamide is an inhibitor of lysosomal hydrolase and a lipid containing pentadecanoic acid and a terminal nitrophenol group. It induces intracellular lipid accumulation by inhibiting the activity of lysosomal hydrolases. Additionally, 2′-Hydroxy-5′-nitrohexadecanamide can be used for synthesizing chromogenic substrates to assay sphingomyelinase activity.