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Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C18H39NO2
Molecular Weight 301.5078
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 2 / 2
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

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Structure of SPHINGANINE

SMILES

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC[C@@H](O)[C@@H](N)CO

InChI

InChIKey=OTKJDMGTUTTYMP-ZWKOTPCHSA-N
InChI=1S/C18H39NO2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-18(21)17(19)16-20/h17-18,20-21H,2-16,19H2,1H3/t17-,18+/m0/s1

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Sphinganine is a naturally occurring, skin-identical sphingoid base, a representative of the class of amino alcohols, or long chain bases (LCBs). Sphinganine is a blocker postlysosomal cholesterol transport by inhibition of low-density lipoprotein-induced esterification of cholesterol and cause unesterified cholesterol to accumulate in perinuclear vesicles. It has been suggested the possibility that endogenous sphinganine may inhibit cholesterol transport in Niemann-Pick Type C (NPC) disease. Sphinganine is a potent inhibitor of 5-α-reductase type I that prevents the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone, a key factor of androgenetic male baldness. As a cosmetic ingredient, sphinganine is well suited as a topical alternative for the improvement of scalp health and hair quality and anti-hair loss application. Sphinganine promotes differentiation and ceramide production in keratinocytes. Free sphinganine may serve as a dermatological and cosmetic agent by enhancing formation and maintenance of an intact epidermal lipid barrier, with beneficial effects for skin and hair care applications.

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PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Quantification of sphingosine and sphinganine from crude lipid extracts by HPLC electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry.
2003-11
Two mammalian longevity assurance gene (LAG1) family members, trh1 and trh4, regulate dihydroceramide synthesis using different fatty acyl-CoA donors.
2003-10-31
Role of human sphingosine-1-phosphate phosphatase 1 in the regulation of intra- and extracellular sphingosine-1-phosphate levels and cell viability.
2003-09-05
Metabolism of the unnatural anticancer lipid safingol, L-threo-dihydrosphingosine, in cultured cells.
2003-09
Ligand-dependent inhibition of B16 melanoma cell migration and invasion via endogenous S1P2 G protein-coupled receptor. Requirement of inhibition of cellular RAC activity.
2003-08-29
Cloning and characterization of a mouse endoplasmic reticulum alkaline ceramidase: an enzyme that preferentially regulates metabolism of very long chain ceramides.
2003-08-15
Synthesis and potent antileukemic activities of N-lactylsphingosine and N-lactyldihydrosphingosine.
2003-07-31
Sphinganine to sphingosine ratio and predictive biochemical markers of fumonisin B1 exposure in ducks.
2003-07-25
Synthesis of 4-hydroxysphinganine and characterization of sphinganine hydroxylase activity in corn.
2003-07-15
Glucosylceramide and glucosylsphingosine modulate calcium mobilization from brain microsomes via different mechanisms.
2003-06-27
Sphingosine 1-phosphate is a novel inhibitor of T-cell proliferation.
2003-06-15
Transmembrane topology of sphingoid long-chain base-1-phosphate phosphatase, Lcb3p.
2003-06
Fumonisin-induced blockade of ceramide synthase in sphingolipid biosynthetic pathway alters aortic input impedance spectrum of pigs.
2003-06
Elevation of de novo ceramide synthesis in tumor masses and the role of microsomal dihydroceramide synthase.
2003-05-20
Using lowess to remove systematic trends over time in predictor variables prior to logistic regression with quantile categories.
2003-05-15
Sphingoid bases and their phosphates: transient activation and delayed repression of protein kinase C isoforms and their possible involvement in fumonisin B1 cytotoxicity.
2003-05-03
Membrane dynamics and cell polarity: the role of sphingolipids.
2003-05
[The changes in the sphingenine/sphinganine ratio in sphingolipids of transplantable rat tumors depends on a transplantation organ].
2003-04-24
Sphingoid bases as possible diagnostic parameters.
2003-04
Sphingosine 1-phosphate and dioleoylphosphatidic acid are low affinity agonists for the orphan receptor GPR63.
2003-04
Ceramide 1-phosphate increases intracellular free calcium concentrations in thyroid FRTL-5 cells: evidence for an effect mediated by inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate and intracellular sphingosine 1-phosphate.
2003-02-15
A novel role for sphingolipid intermediates in activation-induced cell death in T cells.
2003-02
Enhanced phagocytosis through inhibition of de novo ceramide synthesis.
2003-01-10
Identification and characterization of a novel human sphingosine-1-phosphate phosphohydrolase, hSPP2.
2003-01-10
Deletion of IFN-gamma reduces fumonisin-induced hepatotoxicity in mice via alterations in inflammatory cytokines and apoptotic factors.
2003-01
Alveolar sphingolipids generated in response to TNF-alpha modifies surfactant biophysical activity.
2003-01
Fumonisins and fumonisin analogs as inhibitors of ceramide synthase and inducers of apoptosis.
2002-12-30
Sphingolipids are required for the stable membrane association of glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored proteins in yeast.
2002-12-20
Paradoxical role of tumor necrosis factor alpha in fumonisin-induced hepatotoxicity in mice.
2002-12-02
Prolonged activation of Ca2+-activated K+ current contributes to the long-lasting refractory period of Aplysia bag cell neurons.
2002-12-01
Signalling mechanisms in sphingosine 1-phosphate-promoted mesangial cell proliferation.
2002-12
Comparative study of naphthalene-2,3-dicarboxaldehyde and o-phthalaldehyde fluorogenic reagents for chromatographic detection of sphingoid bases.
2002-11-15
Liquid chromatography/electrospray ionisation-mass spectrometry method for the quantification of sphingosine and sphinganine in cell cultures exposed to fumonisins.
2002-11-15
The plant disease resistance gene Asc-1 prevents disruption of sphingolipid metabolism during AAL-toxin-induced programmed cell death.
2002-11
A new class of lipid desaturase central to sphingolipid biosynthesis and signalling.
2002-11
Sphingosine 1-phosphate is a ligand of the human gpr3, gpr6 and gpr12 family of constitutively active G protein-coupled receptors.
2002-11
Increase of ceramide in adriamycin-induced HL-60 cell apoptosis: detection by a novel anti-ceramide antibody.
2002-10-10
D-erythro-N,N-dimethylsphingosine inhibits bFGF-induced proliferation of cerebral, aortic and coronary smooth muscle cells.
2002-10
The Saccharomyces cerevisiae YBR159w gene encodes the 3-ketoreductase of the microsomal fatty acid elongase.
2002-09-20
A role for the de novo sphingolipids in apoptosis of photosensitized cells.
2002-09-10
Effect of acute exercise on the content of free sphinganine and sphingosine in different skeletal muscle types of the rat.
2002-09
Identification and characterization of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae gene, RSB1, involved in sphingoid long-chain base release.
2002-08-16
Enhanced de novo ceramide generation through activation of serine palmitoyltransferase by the P-glycoprotein antagonist SDZ PSC 833 in breast cancer cells.
2002-07
Sphingolipid functions in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
2002-06-13
Persistence and reversibility of the elevation in free sphingoid bases induced by fumonisin inhibition of ceramide synthase.
2002-06
Pharmacological antagonism of fumonisin B1 cytotoxicity in porcine renal epithelial cells (LLC-PK1): a model for reducing fumonisin-induced nephrotoxicity in vivo.
2002-05
Sphingoid bases and ceramide induce apoptosis in HT-29 and HCT-116 human colon cancer cells.
2002-05
Mutant analysis reveals complex regulation of sphingolipid long chain base phosphates and long chain bases during heat stress in yeast.
2002-05
In vitro activity of phytosphingosines against Malassezia furfur and Candida albicans.
2002
Carcinogenicity and mechanism of action of fumonisin B1: a mycotoxin produced by Fusarium moniliforme (= F. verticillioides).
2002
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Two identical studies using randomized, placebo-controlled,and double-blind designs with a 16-week treatment period wereconducted. The first pilot study was carried out on 32 healthytest subjects of both sexes (male/female and verum/placebo,ratio 1:1) testing a concentration of 0.2% sphinganine. Inaddition, a follow-up study was done on a total of 80 male testsubjects divided into three treatment groups (sphinganine concentrationsof 0.1%, 0.2%, and 0.5%) and one control group.
Route of Administration: Topical
Sphinganine inhibited the growth and induced apoptosis of transformed tumorigenic Type I HBEC more potently than sphingosine (IC(50) for sphinganine 4 uM; sphingosine 6.4 uM). Both sphinganine and sphingosine at high concentrations (8-10 uM) arrested the cell cycle at G(2)/M.
Name Type Language
SPHINGANINE
INCI  
INCI  
Official Name English
SPC 102860
Preferred Name English
D-ERYTHRO-C18-DIHYDROSPHINGOSINE
Common Name English
DIHYDROSPHINGOSINE
Common Name English
1,3-OCTADECANEDIOL, 2-AMINO-, D-ERYTHRO-
Common Name English
1,3-OCTADECANEDIOL, 2-AMINO-, (2S,3R)-
Systematic Name English
C18-DIHYDROSPHINGOSINE
Common Name English
1,3-OCTADECANEDIOL, 2-AMINO-, (R-(R*,S*))-
Common Name English
D-ERYTHRO-1,3-DIHYDROXY-2-AMINOOCTADECANE
Common Name English
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16566
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212-116-0
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764-22-7
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Sphinganine
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