Formulation: A solid
Formal Name: 4-hydroxy-7S-[(1R,2E)-1-hydroxy-2-hexadecen-1-yl]-N,N,N-trimethyl-9-oxo-3,5-dioxa-8-aza-4-phosphaoctacosan-1-aminium, 4-oxide, inner salt
Purity: ≥98%
Formula Markup: C43H87N2O6P
Formula Weight: 759,2
Shelf life (days): 1460
CAS Number: 121999-68-6
Notes: C20 Sphingomyelin is a naturally occurring sphingolipid.{40751,37416,37417,37418} Levels of C20 sphingomyelin are upregulated in the hippocampus of rats with diabetes induced by streptozotocin (Item No. 13104) and in human plasma where it is positively correlated with insulin resistance in obese humans.{37416} C20 sphingomyelin is also upregulated in the liver of a mouse model of Niemann-Pick type C1 disease, a neurodegenerative cholesterol-sphingolipid lysosomal storage disorder.{40751} The plasma concentration of C20 sphingomyelin is decreased in men with prostate cancer.{37417} As this product is derived from a natural source, there may be variations in the sphingoid backbone. [Matreya, LLC. Catalog No. 1917]