Description
A sphingolipid that has been found in the central nervous system; levels are increased in the spinal cord, but not the brain or liver, of mice fed a methionine-restricted diet; has been found in postmortem hippocampus from patients with Alzheimer’s disease
Formal name: N-[(1S,2R,3E)-1-[(β-D-galactopyranosyloxy)methyl]-2-hydroxy-3-heptadecen-1-yl]-docosanamide
Synonyms: Galactosylceramide (d18:1/22:0)|GalCer(d18:1/22:0)|N-docosanoyl-β-D-Galactosylceramide
Molecular weight: 784.2
CAS: 74645-25-3
Purity: ≥98%
Formulation: A crystalline solid