C18 CERAMIDE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

99-101 °C

alpha 

[α]D20 -2～-5゜ (c=0.5, CHCl3)

Boiling point:

630.97°C (rough estimate)

Density 

0.9512 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.6630 (estimate)

storage temp. 

−20°C

solubility 

Chloroform (Slightly, Heated, Sonicated), Methanol (Sparingly)

pka

13.54±0.20(Predicted)

form 

White to off-white powder.

color 

White to Off-White

BRN 

1717539

Stability:

Stable, but may be heat sensitive - store below 4 ℃. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.

Safety Information

Safety Statements 

24/25

WGK Germany 

3

HS Code 

29225000

MSDS

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C18 CERAMIDE Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Off White Powder

Uses

The sphingolipid ceramide is a potent inhibitor of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore.

Definition

ChEBI: N-octadecanoylsphingosine is a N-acylsphingosine in which the ceramide N-acyl group is specified as octadecanoyl (stearoyl). It has a role as a mouse metabolite. It is a N-acylsphingosine and a N-stearoyl-sphingoid base. It is functionally related to an octadecanoic acid.

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