C2 DIHYDROCERAMIDE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

118-119°C

Boiling point:

531.8±40.0 °C(Predicted)

Density 

0.953±0.06 g/cm3(Predicted)

storage temp. 

-20°C Freezer

solubility 

Soluble in DMSO (up to 5 mg/ml, with warming).

form 

White solid

pka

14.27±0.20(Predicted)

color 

White

Stability:

Stable for 2 years from date of purchase as supplied. Solutions in DMSO may be stored at -20° for up to 1 week.

C2 DIHYDROCERAMIDE Usage And Synthesis

Description

C2 Dihydroceramide (13031-64-6) is a negative control for C2-ceramide (cat.# 10-1181).1,2 Induces autophagy in a variety of cell types.3,4

Chemical Properties

C2 DIHYDROCERAMIDE is White Solid

Uses

C2 DIHYDROCERAMIDE may be used as a negative control for C2 Ceramide

Uses

May be used as a negative control for C2 Ceramide.

Definition

ChEBI: A dihydroceramide in which the ceramide acyl group is specified as acetyl.

References

1) Bielawska et al. (1993) Selectivity of ceramide-mediated biology. Lack of activity of erythro-dihydroceramide; J. Biol. Chem. 268 26226 2) Obeid et al. (1993) Programmed cell death induced by ceramide; Science, 259 1769 3) Jiang et al. (2012) Gamma-tocotrienol induces apoptosis and autophagy in prostate cancer cells by increasing intracellular dihydrosphingosine and dihydroceramide; Int. J. Cancer, 130 685 4) Siddique et al. (2015) Dihydroceramides: From Bit Players to Lead Actors; J. Biol. Chem., 290 15371

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