β-Galactosyl-C18-ceramide

• Catalog No.: G184960
• CAS Number: 36271-49-5
• M. F.: C42H81NO8
• M. W.: 728.09444

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: N-[(2S,3R,4E)-3-hydroxy-1-{[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy}octadec-4-en-2-yl]octadecanamide
• IUPAC Traditional name: N-[(2S,3R,4E)-3-hydroxy-1-{[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy}octadec-4-en-2-yl]octadecanamide
• Synonyms: C18-Cerebroside; N-[(1S,2R,3E)-1-[(β-D-Galactopyranosyloxy)methyl]-2-hydroxy-3-heptadecen-1-yl]-octadecanamide

DATABASE IDS

• CAS Number: 36271-49-5

DETAILS

Description (English)

Galactosylceramides play an important roles in promoting the regulation of nerve cells, regulating protein kinase C activities and modulating the function of the hormone receptor. They have shown to have significant immunostimulatory and anti-umor activi

REFERENCES

• Morita, M., et al.: J. Med. Chem., 38, 2176 (1995)
• Sakai, T., et al.: J. Med. Chem., 42, 1836 (1995)