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N8278

N-(NBD-Aminohexanoyl)sphingosine

Synonym(s):

N-([7-Nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazol-4-yl]aminocaproyl)sphingosine, NBD hexanoic ceramide

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C30H49N5O6
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
575.74
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
PubChem Substance ID:
MDL number:
Form:
powder
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form

powder

lipid type

sphingolipids

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCC\C=C\[C@@H](O)[C@H](CO)NC(=O)CCCCCNc1ccc(c2nonc12)N(=O)=O

InChI

1S/C30H49N5O6/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-15-18-27(37)25(23-36)32-28(38)19-16-14-17-22-31-24-20-21-26(35(39)40)30-29(24)33-41-34-30/h15,18,20-21,25,27,31,36-37H,2-14,16-17,19,22-23H2,1H3,(H,32,38)/b18-15+/t25-,27+/m0/s1

InChI key

HZIRBXILQRLFIK-VPZZKNKNSA-N



Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US)



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A Loidl et al.
Journal of lipid research, 43(5), 815-823 (2002-04-25)
Sphingomyelinases are important enzymes of signal transduction. They catalyze the hydrolysis of sphingomyelin, giving rise to the intracellular formation of biologically active ceramide and phosphatidylcholine. Here we report on a fluorescence method for the fast and accurate determination of this
Vineet Gupta et al.
Journal of lipid research, 51(4), 866-874 (2009-10-15)
Glucosylceramide synthase (GCS or GlcT-1), converting ceramide to glucosylceramide, is a key enzyme for the synthesis of glycosphingolipids. Due to its diverse roles in physiology and diseases, GCS may be a disease marker and drug target. Current assays for enzymes
Daniel G Milis et al.
Molecular and cellular biochemistry, 283(1-2), 57-66 (2006-01-31)
The influence of sterol carrier protein-2 (SCP-2) on the cellular metabolism of sphingolipids was examined in control mouse L-cells and stably transfected clones expressing the protein SCP-2. Three approaches were used to examine for differences; (1) compositional analysis of endogenous