Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2020-12-10 18:50:57 UTC
Update Date2024-04-30 19:33:15 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0000605
Metabolite Identification
Common NamePhytosphingosine
DescriptionPhytosphingosine is a phospholipid. Phospholipids are a class of lipids and a major component of all biological membranes; sphingolipid metabolites, such as sphingosine and ceramide, are highly bioactive compounds and are involved in diverse cell processes, including cell-cell interaction, cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. Phytosphingosine is also one of the most widely distributed natural sphingoid bases, which is abundant in fungi and plants, and also found in animals including humans. Phytosphingosine is structurally similar to sphingosine; phytosphingosine possesses a hydroxyl group at C-4 of the sphingoid long-chain base. The physiological roles of phytosphingosine are largely unknown. Phytosphingosine induces apoptosis in human T-cell lymphoma and non-small cell lung cancer cells, and induces caspase-independent cytochrome c release from mitochondria. In the presence of caspase inhibitors, phytosphingosine-induced apoptosis is almost completely suppressed, suggesting that phytosphingosine-induced apoptosis is largely dependent on caspase activities. (PMID: 12576463 , 12531554 , 8046331 , 8048941 ,8706124 ).
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
4-D-HydroxysphinganineChEBI
4-R-HydroxyoctadecasphinganineChEBI
(+)-D-Ribo-phytosphingosineHMDB
4-D-Hydroxy-sphinganineHMDB
4D-HydroxysphinganineHMDB
C18-PhytosphingosineHMDB
D-Ribo-1,3,4-trihydroxy-2-aminooctadecaneHMDB
D-Ribo-2-amino-1,3,4-octadecanetriolHMDB
[2S-(2R*,3R*,4S*)]-2-amino-1,3,4-octadecanetriolHMDB
8-(Z-e)-C18-PhytosphingenineHMDB
(2S,3S,4R)-2-Amino-1,3,4-octadecanetriolHMDB
(2S,3S,4R)-2-Amino-1,3,4-trihydroxyoctadecaneHMDB
D-Ribo-phytosphingosineHMDB
SP(t18:0)HMDB
PhytosphingosineHMDB
Molecular FormulaC18H39NO3
Average Mass317.5072
Monoisotopic Mass317.292994119
IUPAC Name(2S,3S,4R)-2-aminooctadecane-1,3,4-triol
Traditional Namephytosphingosine
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCCC[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H](N)CO
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C18H39NO3/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-17(21)18(22)16(19)15-20/h16-18,20-22H,2-15,19H2,1H3/t16-,17+,18-/m0/s1
InChI KeyAERBNCYCJBRYDG-KSZLIROESA-N