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CHEBI:16456 - 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine

Default Structure
ChEBI IDCHEBI:16456
ChEBI Name2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine
Stars
DefinitionA ceramide in which the N-acyl moiety bears a hydroxy group α- to the carboxamide group.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:964, CHEBI:11461, CHEBI:19408
Last Modified21 April 2016
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FormulaC20H38NO4R
Net Charge0
Average Mass (excl. R groups)356.520
Monoisotopic Mass (excl. R groups)356.28008
SMILES[1*]C(O)C(=O)N[C@@H](CO)[C@H](O)/C=C/CCCCCCCCCCCCC
Roles Classification
Biological Role:
human metabolite  Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in humans (Homo sapiens).
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine (CHEBI:16456) has functional parent sphingosine (CHEBI:16393)
2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine (CHEBI:16456) is a N-acylsphingosine (CHEBI:52639)
Incoming Relation(s)
1-(β-D-galactosyl)-2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine (CHEBI:16994) has functional parent 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine (CHEBI:16456)
N-(2-hydroxyhexacosanoyl)sphingosine (CHEBI:83363) is a 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine (CHEBI:16456)
N-(2-hydroxyhexanoyl)sphingosine (CHEBI:83244) is a 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine (CHEBI:16456)
N-2-hydroxylignoceroylsphingosine (CHEBI:76756) is a 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine (CHEBI:16456)
N-2-hydroxypalmitoylsphingosine (CHEBI:76751) is a 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine (CHEBI:16456)
N-2-hydroxystearoylsphingosine (CHEBI:76754) is a 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine (CHEBI:16456)
N-2-hydroxytetracosenoylsphingosine (CHEBI:76957) is a 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine (CHEBI:16456)
Synonyms  Source
2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosinesChEBI
2-N-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosineChEBI
2-N-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosinesChEBI
UniProt Name  Source
a N-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphing-4-enineUniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
2-2-HYDROXYACYLSPHINGOSINEMetaCyc
C03823KEGG COMPOUND