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Sigma-Aldrich

(2S,3S,4R)-1-O-(α-D-Galactosyl)-N-hexacosanoyl-2-amino-1,3,4-octadecanetriol

≥95% (TLC)

Synonym(s):

α-GalCer, α-Galactosylceramide, KRN7000

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C50H99NO9
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
858.32
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.85

Quality Level

Assay

≥95% (TLC)

form

powder

functional group

amide

lipid type

sphingolipids

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)N[C@@H](CO[C@H]1O[C@H](CO)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]1O)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCC

InChI

1S/C50H99NO9/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26-27-29-31-33-35-37-39-45(54)51-42(41-59-50-49(58)48(57)47(56)44(40-52)60-50)46(55)43(53)38-36-34-32-30-28-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h42-44,46-50,52-53,55-58H,3-41H2,1-2H3,(H,51,54)/t42-,43+,44+,46-,47-,48-,49+,50-/m0/s1

InChI key

VQFKFAKEUMHBLV-BYSUZVQFSA-N

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Sourav Paul et al.
Journal for immunotherapy of cancer, 7(1), 208-208 (2019-08-08)
NKT cells play an important role in anti-tumor immunity. Alpha-galactosylceramide (α-GalCer), a synthetic glycolipid is presented to natural killer T (NKT) cells by most antigen-presenting cells through CD1d molecules leading to activation of NKT cells. However, the precise mechanisms of
Esther Dawen Yu et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 287(2), 1269-1278 (2011-11-24)
Natural killer T (NKT) cells express a semi-invariant Vα14 T cell receptor (TCR) and recognize structurally diverse antigens presented by the antigen-presenting molecule CD1d that range from phosphoglycerolipids to α- and β-anomeric glycosphingolipids, as well as microbial α-glycosyl diacylglycerolipids. Recently
Richard J Betts et al.
European journal of immunology, 47(7), 1171-1180 (2017-04-26)
Allergic contact dermatitis is a primarily T-cell-mediated inflammatory skin disease induced by exposure to small molecular-weight haptens, which covalently bind to proteins. The abundance of cutaneous T cells that recognize CD1a antigen-presenting molecules raises the possibility that MHC-independent antigen presentation
Famke L Schneiders et al.
Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.), 140(2), 130-141 (2010-12-21)
For over a century, research has sought ways to boost the immune system in order to eradicate tumors and viruses that exist after escaping immunosurveillance. For the treatment of cancer and hepatitis immunotherapeutic strategies have overall had limited clinical success.
Peter J Jervis et al.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 76(1), 320-323 (2010-12-16)
A concise route to the 6-azido-6-deoxy-α-galactosyl-phytosphingosine derivative 9 is reported. Orthogonal protection of the two amino groups allows elaboration of 9 into a range of 6-N-derivatized α-galactosyl ceramides by late-stage introduction of the acyl chain of the ceramide and the

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