顺式-7-十六碳烯酸甲酯是顺式-7-十六碳烯酸的补充。非酯化分子已从与生物滤池中硫酸盐积累相关的自养细菌培养物中分离出来。这表明它们起源于硫化物氧化的自养生物。仅在亚硝酸盐氧化自养细菌的属| Nitrospira |的菌株中检测到。 cis-7-Hexadecenoic Acid methyl ester is a complement to cis-7-hexadecenoic acid. The non-esterified molecule has been isolated from autotrophic bacterial cultures associated with the accumulation of sulfate in biofilters. This indicates they originate from a sulfide-oxidizing autotrophic organism. Has only been detected in strains of the genus|Nitrospira|, which are nitrite oxidizing autotrophic bacteria.