CE(16:1(9Z))

CE(16:1(9Z)) (16:1(9Z) CE) is a cholesterol ester. Plasma levels of cholesteryl palmitoleate are increased in ApoE-/- mice exposed to cigarette smoke and in pediatric patients with biliary atresia. Cholesteryl palmitoleate has been used as a standard for the identification of cholesterol esters in human meibomian gland secretions.