Description
A mixture of bioactive sphingolipids; found in mammalian cell membranes; make up 2-15% of the total organ phospholipid population but are found at higher concentrations in the brain and myelin sheaths surrounding peripheral nerves; interact with cholesterol to control its distribution within cellular membranes and maintain cholesterol homeostasis in cells; undergo hydrolysis by sphingomyelinase to form ceramides,
Formal name:
Synonyms: SMs (from bovine spinal cord)
Molecular weight: 731.1
CAS: 85187-10-6
Purity: ≥95% (natural bovine mixture)
Formulation: A crystalline solid
Product Type|Biochemicals|Lipids|Sphingolipids||Research Area|Lipid Biochemistry|Sphingolipids