A metabolically inactive analog of C6 ceramide
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C6 dihydro Ceramide (d18:0/6:0)

Item No. 24368

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Technical Information
Formal Name
N-[(1S,2R)-2-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl)heptadecyl]-hexanamide
CAS Number
171039-13-7
Synonyms
  • Cer(d18:0/6:0)
  • Ceramide (d18:0/6:0)
  • N-hexanoyl-D-erythro-Dihydrosphingosine
Molecular Formula
C24H49NO3
Formula Weight
399.7
Purity
≥98%
Formulation (Request formulation change)
A solid
Solubility(Learn about Variance in Solubility)
Chloroform: solubleDMSO: solubleEthanol: soluble
SMILES
O=C(CCCCC)N[C@@H](CO)[C@H](O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
InChi Code
InChI=1S/C24H49NO3/c1-3-5-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-18-19-23(27)22(21-26)25-24(28)20-17-6-4-2/h22-23,26-27H,3-21H2,1-2H3,(H,25,28)/t22-,23+/m0/s1
InChi Key
VUMHYWBWYSPQMM-XZOQPEGZSA-N
Shipping & Storage Information
Storage
-20°C
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Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere
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    Product Description

    C6 dihydro Ceramide is a metabolically inactive analog of C6 ceramide (Item No. 62525) that has been used as a negative control in experiments investigating the biological activity of C6 ceramide.1 [Matreya, LLC. Catalog No. 1910]

    WARNING This product is not for human or veterinary use.

    References & Product Citations
    Product Description References

    1. Cai, Z., Bettaieb, A., El Mahdani, N., et al. Alteration of the sphingomyelin/ceramide pathway is associated with resistance of human breast carcinoma MCF7 cells to tumor necrosis factor-α-mediated cytotoxicity. The Journal of Biological Chemisty 272(11), 6918-6926 (1997).