Structured Summary
Abstract
An amino alcohol with a long unsaturated hydrocarbon chain. Sphingosine and its derivative sphinganine are the major bases of the sphingolipids in mammals. (Dorland, 28th ed)
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C18H37NO2
- Molecular Weight
- 299.5 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 123-78-4
- IUPAC Name
- (E,2S,3R)-2-aminooctadec-4-ene-1,3-diol
- InChIKey
- WWUZIQQURGPMPG-KRWOKUGFSA-N
- SMILES
- CCCCCCCCCCCCC/C=C/[C@H]([C@H](CO)N)O
- MeSH Unique ID
- D013110
- Source
- PubChem CID 5280335
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Synonyms
2 entry terms
- 4-Sphingenine
- 4 Sphingenine
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29 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Previous Indexing
- Amino Alcohols (1966-1971)
- Glycols (1966-1971)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Sphingosine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013110. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013110
- Sphingosine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphingosine
- Sphingosine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q46298
- Sphingosine. In: PubChem Compound. CID 5280335. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5280335