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Sphingomyelin

from chicken egg yolk, ≥95%

Synonym(s):

N-Acyl-4-sphingenyl-1-O-phosphorylcholine, N-Acyl-D-sphingosine-1-phosphocholine

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CAS Number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
NACRES:
NA.25
EC Number:
286-097-2
MDL number:
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biological source

chicken egg yolk

Quality Segment

assay

≥95%

form

powder

solubility

chloroform/methanol: soluble 50 mg/mL, clear, colorless to faintly yellow (1:1)

functional group

phospholipid

lipid type

sphingolipids

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCC/C=C/[C@H]([C@@H](NC=O)COP(O)(OCC[N+](C)(C)C)=O)O

InChI

1S/C24H49N2O6P/c1-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-24(28)23(25-22-27)21-32-33(29,30)31-20-19-26(2,3)4/h17-18,22-24,28H,5-16,19-21H2,1-4H3,(H-,25,27,29,30)/p+1/b18-17+/t23-,24+/m0/s1

InChI key

LRYZPFWEZHSTHD-HEFFAWAOSA-O

General description

Sphingomyelin (SM) is a principal sphingolipid in mammalian cell membranes. Its biological functions have been studied.

Application

Sphingomyelin is suitable for use:
  • in the preparation of standard during the enzymatic measurement of plasma sphingomyelin levels[1]
  • to study the binding of Vascular Anticoagulant α (VAC α) to planar phospholipid bilayers[2]
  • to perform fluorescence polarization of PC16 (N-[α-N-palmitoyl-ε-N-(4-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazole)-L-lysine]-2-aminoethanol-N- (trimethylaminoethanol) phosphate) in dispersions of co-sonicated lecithin and sphingomyelin[3]
  • for reconstitution of viral ion channel protein M2 into liposomes[4]
  • as a standard sample to define spectral fingerproint using Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS)[5]
  • to evaluate the contribution of various phospholipids to the formation of foam in the amniotic fluid[6]

Biochem/physiol Actions

Sphingomyelin is the second most abundant lipid and major sphingolipid component of HDL and the plasma membrane. It forms cholesterol-enriched lipid rafts. It has a key role in the availability of plasma membrane-free cholesterol.[7]

Analysis Note

Contains primarily palmitic acid.

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assay

≥95%

assay

≥98.0% (TLC)

assay

-

assay

>99% (TLC)

functional group

phospholipid

functional group

phospholipid

functional group

-

functional group

-

biological source

chicken egg yolk

biological source

chicken egg yolk

biological source

-

biological source

-

storage temp.

−20°C

storage temp.

−20°C

storage temp.

−20°C

storage temp.

−20°C

shipped in

ambient

shipped in

ambient

shipped in

dry ice

shipped in

dry ice

form

powder

form

powder

form

-

form

powder


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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)



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