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Monomethyl Sphingosine (d18:1)

Avanti Research - A Croda Brand 860495P, powder

Synonym(s):

N-methyl-D-erythro-sphingosine

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C19H39NO2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
313.52
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
NACRES:
NA.25

form

powder

packaging

pkg of 1 × 5 mg (860495P-5mg)

manufacturer/tradename

Avanti Research - A Croda Brand 860495P

lipid type

deuterated lipids
sphingolipids

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

OC[C@@](NC)([H])[C@]([H])(O)/C=C/CCCCCCCCCCCCC

General description

Monomethyl sphingosine or N-methyl-D-erythro-sphingosine is a N-methyl derivative of sphingosine

Application

Monomethyl sphingosine or N-methyl-D-erythro-sphingosine may be used as one of the substrates for sphingosine methyltransferase to test its substrate specificity in rat kidney homogenate.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Monomethyl sphingosine inhibits protein kinase C. It also modulates other protein kinases and enzymes involved in signal transduction.

Packaging

5 mL Amber Glass Screw Cap Vial (860495P-5mg)

Legal Information

Avanti Research is a trademark of Avanti Polar Lipids, LLC

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3


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Handbook of Neurochemistry and Molecular Neurobiology:Neural Lipids (2009)
Biological Function of Gangliosides (1994)
Santosh J Sacket et al.
Acta pharmacologica Sinica, 29(10), 1227-1232 (2008-09-27)
To characterize sphingosine methyltransferase in rat tissues. By using S-adenosyl-L-(methyl-3H) methionine, enzymatic activity was measured in the rat liver and kidney homogenates. The optimum pH and reaction time for the enzyme assay were pH 7.8 and 1 h. ZnCl2 inhibited

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