sphingosine
Sphingosine - definition from Biology-Online.org
[(Science: biochemistry) long chain amino alcohol that bears an approximate similarity to glycerol with a hydrophobic chain attached to the 3 carbon. forms the class of sphingolipids when it carries an acyl group joined by an amide link to the nitrogen. Forms sphingomyelin when phosphoryl choline is attached to the 1 hydroxyl group. Gives rise to the cerebroside and ganglioside classes of glycolipids when oligosaccharides are attached to the 1 hydroxyl group. Not found in the free form.
MediLexicon sphingosine - Medical Dictionary Definition for Term 'sphingosine'
[1. The principal long-chain base found in sphingolipids.
Molecular Formula:
C18H37NO2
InChI: InChI=1/C18H37NO2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-18(21)17(19)16-20/h14-15,17-18,20-21H,2-13,16,19H2,1H3/b15-14+/t17-,18+/m0/s1
InChIKey: InChIKey=WWUZIQQURGPMPG-KRWOKUGFBW
SMILES: CCCCCCCCCCCCC\C=C\[C@@H](O)[C@@H](N)CO
Names:
Sphingenine
Sphingoid
Sphingosine
sphingosine
Sphingosine
sphingosine
Sphing-4-enine
trans-D-erythro-2-amino-4-octadecene-1,3-diol
(E,2S,3R)-2-aminooctadec-4-ene-1,3-diol
Registries:
PubChem CID 5280335
ChEBI 16393
Kegg C00319
PubChem ID 14776087
PubChem ID 3613
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