Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-11-19 15:43:00 UTC
Update Date2022-09-01 01:59:06 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0047795
Metabolite Identification
Common NameDihydroceramide
DescriptionDihydroceramide, also known as N-acylsphinganine, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as secondary carboxylic acid amides. Secondary carboxylic acid amides are compounds containing a secondary carboxylic acid amide functional group, with the general structure RC(=O)N(R')H (R,R'=alkyl, aryl). Dihydroceramide is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). Dihydroceramide exists in all eukaryotes, ranging from yeast to humans.
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
N-AcylsphinganineHMDB
N-[(2S,3R)-1,3-Dihydroxyoctadecan-2-yl]formamideHMDB
Molecular FormulaC19H39NO3
Average Mass329.5179
Monoisotopic Mass329.292994119
IUPAC NameN-[(2S,3R)-1,3-dihydroxyoctadecan-2-yl]formamide
Traditional NameN-[(2S,3R)-1,3-dihydroxyoctadecan-2-yl]formamide
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC[C@@H](O)[C@H](CO)NC=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C19H39NO3/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-19(23)18(16-21)20-17-22/h17-19,21,23H,2-16H2,1H3,(H,20,22)/t18-,19+/m0/s1
InChI KeyXSDVOEIEBUGRQX-RBUKOAKNSA-N