Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2020-12-10 21:51:54 UTC
Update Date2022-08-31 06:12:43 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0000792
Metabolite Identification
Common NameN-acetylsphingosine
DescriptionN-acetylsphingosine, also known as C2-ceramide, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as ceramides. These are lipid molecules containing a sphingosine in which the amine group is linked to a fatty acid. Thus, N-acetylsphingosine is considered to be a ceramide. Based on a literature review a significant number of articles have been published on N-acetylsphingosine.
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
(2S,3R,4E)-2-(Acetylamino)-4-octadecene-1,3-diolChEBI
C2-CeramideChEBI
N-(Acetyl)-sphing-4-enineChEBI
N-[(2S,3R)-1,3-Dihydroxyoctadec-4-en-2-yl]acetamideChEBI
N-Acetoyl-D-erythro-sphingosineChEBI
N-Acetyl-D-erythro-sphingosineChEBI
Molecular FormulaC20H39NO3
Average Mass341.536
Monoisotopic Mass341.29299412
IUPAC NameN-[(2S,3R,4E)-1,3-dihydroxyoctadec-4-en-2-yl]acetamide
Traditional NameC2-ceramide
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCC\C=C\[C@@H](O)[C@H](CO)NC(C)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C20H39NO3/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-20(24)19(17-22)21-18(2)23/h15-16,19-20,22,24H,3-14,17H2,1-2H3,(H,21,23)/b16-15+/t19-,20+/m0/s1
InChI KeyBLTCBVOJNNKFKC-QUDYQQOWSA-N