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sphingosine

CHEBI:CHEBI_16393

Definition

A sphing-4-enine in which the double bond is trans.

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C18H37NO2
Molecular Mass
299.49190
Charge
0
SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCC\C=C\[C@@H](O)[C@@H](N)CO
InChI
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
InChIKey
WWUZIQQURGPMPG-KRWOKUGFSA-N

Alternative Names

  • (2S,3R,4E)-2-amino-3-hydroxyoctadec-4-ene-1-ol
  • (2S,3R,4E)-2-amino-4-octadecene-1,3-diol
  • (2S,3R,4E)-2-aminooctadec-4-ene-1,3-diol
  • (2S,3R,E)-2-aminooctadec-4-ene-1,3-diol
  • (2S,3R)-(E)-2-amino-1,3-dihydroxy-4-octadecene
  • (4E)-sphing-4-enine
  • (4E)-sphingenine
  • (E)-2-amino-4-octadecan-1,3-diol
  • (E)-D-erythro-4-octadecene-1,3-diol
  • 2-amino-4-octadecene-1,3-diol
  • C18 sphingosine
  • D-(+)-erythro-1,3-dihydroxy-2-amino-4-trans-octadecene
  • D-erythro-sphingosine
  • Sph
  • Sphing-4-enine
  • Sphingenine
  • Sphingoid
  • sphingosin
  • Sphingosine
  • Sphingosine d18:1
  • trans-4-sphingenine
  • trans-D-erythro-2-amino-4-octadecene-1,3-diol

Drug Classification

Important Medical Information

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Additional Identifiers

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Reaxys:1727294
core#notation
CHEBI:16393

Additional References

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Additional Attributes

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