860584 | 16:0 SM (d18:1/16:0)
N-palmitoyl-D-erythro-sphingosylphosphorylcholine

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16:0 SM (d18:1/16:0)
N-palmitoyl-D-erythro-sphingosylphosphorylcholine
As a major constituent of cell membranes, sphingomyelin is found at particularly high concentrations in the membranes of nerve cells (in the myelin sheaths) and red blood cells. It was previously thought to have a purely structural role, similar to the function of phosphatidylcholine, through intermolecular interactions mediated by the 2-amide group, the 3-hydroxy group and the 4,5-trans double bond of the sphingoid base1. However, it is now appreciated that sphingomyelin has a high affinity for cholesterol and that these two lipids pack tightly into liquid-ordered domains among a liquid-disordered phase to form lipid rafts1,2. These membrane microdomains are thought to function as signaling platforms that regulate the localization and interactions of proteins. But sphingomyelin does not just influence signaling as a component of lipid rafts — it is also a precursor to ceramides and other sphingolipid metabolites that comprise the sphingomyelin cycle or sphingolipid network1,2.
1. Christie, W.W. Sphingomyelin and related lipids. The AOCS Lipid Library.
2. Milhas, D., Clarke, C.J. & Hannun, Y.A. Sphingomyelin metabolism at the plasma membrane: implications for bioactive sphingolipids. FEBS Lett. 584, 1887-1894 (2010). [PubMed]
Data
No
No
C39H79N2O6P
C 66.63%, H 11.33%, N 3.98%, O 13.65%, P 4.41%
>99%
1 Year
-20°C
CAS Number
6254-89-3
CAS Registry Number is a Registered Trademark of the American Chemical Society
CAS Registry Number is a Registered Trademark of the American Chemical Society
703.028
702.568
Hexadecanoyl Sphingomyelin
N-(hexadecanoyl)-sphing-4-enine-1-phosphocholine
N-(hexadecanoyl)-sphing-4-enine-1-phosphocholine
40.5°C
Soluble in DMSO at 1mg/mL, soluble in ethanol and Chloroform:Methanol:Water (65:35:8) at 5mg/mL
Certificates of Analysis
- Certificate of Analysis (Lot No. 860584P-10MG-A-017 and 6028PIA017)
- Certificate of Analysis (Lot No. 860584P-25MG-A-017 and 6028PJA017)
- Certificate of Analysis (Lot No. 860584P-5MG-A-017 and 6028PHA017)
- Certificate of Analysis (Lot No. 860584P-5MG-A-018 and 6028PHA018)
- Certificate of Analysis (Lot No. 860584P-10MG-A-018 and 6028PIA018)
- Certificate of Analysis (Lot No. 860584P-25MG-A-018 and 6028PJA018)
- Certificate of Analysis (Lot No. 860584P-5MG-C-018 and 6028PHC018)
- Certificate of Analysis (Lot No. 860584P-10MG-B-018 and 6028PIB018)
- Certificate of Analysis (Lot No. 860584P-5MG-D-018 and 6028PHD018)
- Certificate of Analysis (Lot No. 860584P-5MG-E-018 and 6028PHE018)
- Certificate of Analysis (Lot No. 860584P-5MG-F-018 and 6028PHF018)
- Certificate of Analysis (Lot No. 860584-10MG-A-019 and 6028PIA019)
- Certificate of Analysis (Lot No. 860584P-5MG-A-019 and 6028PHA019)
- Certificate of Analysis (Lot No. 860584P-10MG-B-019 and 6028PIB019)
- Certificate of Analysis (Lot No. 860584P-25MG-A-020 and 6028PJA020)
- Certificate of Analysis (Lot No. 860584P-5MG-A-020 and 6028PHA020)
- Certificate of Analysis (Lot No. 860584P-25MG-B-020 and 6028PJB020)
- Certificate of Analysis (Lot No. 860584P-5MG-C-020 and 6028PHC020)
- Certificate of Analysis (Lot No. 860584P-10MG-A-020 and 6028PIA020)
- Certificate of Analysis (Lot No. 860584P-5MG-A-021 and 6028PHA021)
- Certificate of Analysis (Lot No. 860584P-25MG-A-021 and 6028PJA021)
- Certificate of Analysis (Lot No. 860584P-10MG-A-022 and 6028PIA022)
- Certificate of Analysis (Lot No. 860584P-25MG-A-022 and 6028PJA022)
- Certificate of Analysis (Lot No. 860584P-5MG-A-022 and 6028PHA022)
- Certificate of Analysis (Lot No. 860584P-25MG-B-022 and 6028PJB022)
- Certificate of Analysis (Lot No. 860584P-10MG-B-022 and 6028PIB022)