C18H37NO2
299.5 g/mol
Research ReagentWarning
Sphingosine
CAS123-78-4EC204-651-3
Category
Research Reagent
Compound Class
Natural Product
Primary Use
Research Compound
Sphingosine is an 18-carbon amino alcohol that serves as a fundamental building block for sphingolipids, a class of lipids essential for cell membrane structure, including sphingomyelin. It is commonly used as a research reagent in studies of lipid biology and cell signaling.
research reagent for sphingolipid biosynthesis studieslaboratory compound for membrane lipid analysis
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Safety Reference
Warning
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for Sphingosine (CAS 123-78-4) is 2922.19.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2922.19
EU CN code (8-digit)
2922 19 00
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
(E,2S,3R)-2-aminooctadec-4-ene-1,3-diol
InChIKey
WWUZIQQURGPMPG-KRWOKUGFSA-N
SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCC/C=C/[C@H]([C@H](CO)N)O
Synonyms (52)
- SPH
- (2S,3R)-Sphingosine
- (4E)-Sphingenine
- (4E)-sphing-4-enine
- 2-amino-4-octadecene-1,3-diol
- 4-Sphingenine
- 4-trans-Sphingenine
- Brain Sphingosine
- C18-Sphingosine
- D-Sphingosine
- D-Sphingosine, >=98.0% (TLC)
- D-Sphingosine, synthetic
- D-erythro-C18-Sphingosine
- D-erythro-Sphingosine
- Egg Sphingosine
- Erythro-dl-sphingosine
- Erythrosphingosine
- Sphingenine
- Sphingoid
- c18-erythro-sphingenine
- dl-Erythro-sphingosine
- sphingosin
- sphingosine
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