C16 Phytoceramide (t18:0/16:0) – 5 mg

Brand:
Cayman
CAS:
111149-09-8
Storage:
-20
UN-No:
Non-Hazardous - /

C16 Phytoceramide (t18:0/16:0) is a phytoceramide, which is a family of sphingolipids found in the intestine, kidney, and extracellular spaces of the stratum corneum of the mammalian epidermis.{39255, 39257,39256} C16 Phytoceramide (t18:0/16:0) is composed of a phytosphingosine (Item No. 20217) backbone amine-linked to a C16 fatty acid chain. The levels of C16 phytoceramide (t18:0/16:0) increase following heat stress in S. cerevisiae.{39241} It has been used with other ceramides to create stratum corneum substitutes to study percutaneous penetration and psoriasis in vitro.{39242,39254} [Matreya, LLC. Catalog No. 2035]  

 

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Description

A phytoceramide; levels increase following heat stress in S. cerevisiae; used in stratum cornea substitutes to study percutaneous penetration in vitro,


Formal name: N-[(1S,2S,3R)-2,3-dihydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl)heptadecyl]-hexadecanamide

Synonyms:  Armillaramide|C16:0 Phytoceramide|Cer(t18:0/16:0)|Ceramide (t18:0/16:0)|N-hexadecanoyl Phytosphingosine|N-Palmitoyl Phytosphingosine

Molecular weight: 555.9

CAS: 111149-09-8

Purity: ≥98%

Formulation: A solid


Product Type|Biochemicals|Lipids|Sphingolipids||Research Area|Lipid Biochemistry|Sphingolipids||Research Area|Neuroscience|Ophthalmology