Sphingosine

Sphingosine
Skeletal formula of sphingosine
Space-filling model of the sphingosine molecule
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
(2S,3R,4E)-2-Aminooctadec-4-ene-1,3-diol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/C18H37NO2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-18(21)17(19)16-20/h14-15,17-18,20-21H,2-13,16,19H2,1H3/b15-14+/t17-,18+/m0/s1 checkY
    Key: WWUZIQQURGPMPG-KRWOKUGFSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C18H37NO2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-18(21)17(19)16-20/h14-15,17-18,20-21H,2-13,16,19H2,1H3/b15-14+/t17-,18+/m0/s1
    Key: WWUZIQQURGPMPG-KRWOKUGFBW
  • CCCCCCCCCCCCC/C=C/[C@H]([C@H](CO)N)O
Properties
C18H37NO2
Molar mass 299.499 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Sphingosine (2-amino-4-trans-octadecene-1,3-diol) is an 18-carbon amino alcohol with an unsaturated hydrocarbon chain, which forms a primary part of sphingolipids, a class of cell membrane lipids that include sphingomyelin, an important phospholipid.