Formulation: A crystalline solid
Formal Name: 2S-amino-1,3S,4R-octadecanetriol
Purity: ≥95%
Formula Markup: C18H39NO3
Formula Weight: 317,5
Shelf life (days): 1460
CAS Number: 554-62-1
Notes: Phytosphingosine is a sphingolipid with a hydroxyl group at the C4 position that is found mainly in fungi and plants but also in animals, including humans.{39177,39179} It is metabolized to odd-numbered fatty acids with 2-hydroxy palmitic acid (Item No. 22679) as an intermediate.{39084} Phytosphingosine dose-dependently induces cell death of CHO cells and inhibits carbachol-induced activation of phospholipase D (PLD) in CHO cells transfected with C. elegans muscarinic acetylcholine receptors.{39105} It is essential in the heat stress response in S. cerevisiae.{13592} [Matreya, LLC. Catalog No. 1330]