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C20 Ceramide is a natural 20:0 ceramide that is abundant in the brain[1][2].
Catalog Number | R001215 |
CAS Number | 7344-02-7 |
Synonyms | N-[(E,2S,3R)-1,3-dihydroxyoctadec-4-en-2-yl]icosanamide |
Molecular Formula | C38H75NO3 |
Purity | ≥95% |
InChI | InChI=1S/C38H75NO3/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-18-19-20-22-24-26-28-30-32-34-38(42)39-36(35-40)37(41)33-31-29-27-25-23-21-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h31,33,36-37,40-41H,3-30,32,34-35H2,1-2H3,(H,39,42)/b33-31+/t36-,37+/m0/s1 |
InChIKey | XWBWIAOWSABHFI-NUKVNZTCSA-N |
SMILES | CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)NC(CO)C(C=CCCCCCCCCCCCCC)O |
Reference | [1]. Cowart LA. Sphingolipids: players in the pathology of metabolic disease. Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2009 Jan;20(1):34-42. [2]. Pewzner-Jung, Y., Ben-Dor, S., and Futerman, A.H. When do lasses (longevity assurance genes) become CerS (ceramide synthases)? The Journal of Biological Chemisty 281(35), 25001-25005 (2006). |