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Sigma-Aldrich

L-threo-Dihydrosphingosine

≥95% (TLC)

Synonym(s):

Safingol

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C18H39NO2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
301.51
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.77

Quality Level

Assay

≥95% (TLC)

form

powder

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC[C@H](O)[C@@H](N)CO

InChI

1S/C18H39NO2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-18(21)17(19)16-20/h17-18,20-21H,2-16,19H2,1H3/t17-,18-/m0/s1

InChI key

OTKJDMGTUTTYMP-ROUUACIJSA-N

Biochem/physiol Actions

Sphingosine kinase inhibitor; protein kinase C alpha (PKCα) -specific inhibitor; Sphingosine analog; potentiates the effect of doxorubicin (DOX) in tumor-bearing animals.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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J W Darges et al.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 400A, 387-392 (1997-01-01)
The sphingosine analog L-threo-dihydrosphingosine has been shown to inhibit protein kinase C (PKC) isoenzymes in mixed micelle and vesicle assays. This compound also inhibited the reactive oxygen intermediates (ROI) released from isolated neutrophils (IC50 approximately 2 microM) and phorbol ester-induced
G K Schwartz et al.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, 3(4), 537-543 (1997-04-01)
We performed a pilot clinical trial with safingol (L-threo-dihydrosphingosine), a protein kinase C-specific inhibitor that potentiates the effect of doxorubicin (DOX) in tumor-bearing animals. Safingol was initially administered as a 1-h infusion at escalating doses. Fourteen days later, patients received
Yi-Hsin Hsu et al.
Cancer research, 74(17), 4822-4835 (2014-06-28)
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a highly heterogeneous and recurrent subtype of breast cancer that lacks an effective targeted therapy. To identify candidate therapeutic targets, we profiled global gene expression in TNBC and breast tumor-initiating cells with a patient survival
Jesús Enrique Vizcarra-Olvera et al.
Mycopathologia, 174(3), 247-254 (2012-03-08)
This study was conducted to evaluate the possible protector effect of bentonite and zeolite in Bovans chicks fed a diet containing 59 mg kg(-1) of fumonisin B1 (FB1) during 3 weeks. A total of 200 one-day-old male chicks were treated
Avraham Ashkenazi et al.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 26(11), 4628-4636 (2012-08-09)
Understanding the structural organization of lipids in the cell and viral membranes is essential for elucidating mechanisms of viral fusion that lead to entry of enveloped viruses into their host cells. The HIV lipidome shows a remarkable enrichment in dihydrosphingomyelin

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