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SML0311

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N,N-Dimethylsphingosine

≥98% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

N,N-Dimethylsphingosine, (2S,3R,4E)-2-(Dimethylamino)-4-octadecene-1,3-diol, D-Erythro-N,N-Dimethylsphingosine, DMS, Dimethylsphingosine

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C20H41NO2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
327.55
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.77

Quality Level

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

film

color

colorless

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

OC[C@@](N(C)C)([H])[C@]([H])(O)/C=C/CCCCCCCCCCCCC

InChI

1S/C20H41NO2/c1-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-20(23)19(18-22)21(2)3/h16-17,19-20,22-23H,4-15,18H2,1-3H3/b17-16+/t19-,20+/m0/s1

InChI key

YRXOQXUDKDCXME-YIVRLKKSSA-N

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Application

N,N-Dimethylsphingosine has been used as an internal standard in liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS-MS) for psychosine quantification in fibroblasts from twitcher (TWI) and wild type mice. It has also been used as an inhibitor of sphingosine kinase (SphK) to investigate the role of SphK in enhancing lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-mediated chemokine expression.

Biochem/physiol Actions

N,N-Dimethylsphingosine (DMS) is an endogenous metabolite of sphingosine produced in various tissues and tumor cell lines. N,N-Dimethylsphingosine is a potent inhbitor of sphingosine kinase. DMS levels are elevated in the spinal cord, and contributes to allodynia, in a transected-nerve model of neuropathic pain.
N,N-Dimethylsphingosine is an endogenous metabolite of sphingosine produced in various tissues and tumor cell lines. N,N-Dimethylsphingosine is a potent inhbitor of sphingosine kinase.

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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