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ceramide
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Ceramides (N-acyl-sphingoid bases) are a major subclass of sphingoid base derivatives with an amide-linked fatty acid. The fatty acids are typically saturated or monounsaturated with chain lengths from 14 to 26 carbon atoms; the presence of a hydroxyl group on carbon 2 is fairly common. Ceramides are generally precursors of more complex sphingolipids. In the illustrated generalised structure, R(1) = OH, OX (where X = acyl, glycosyl, phosphate, phosphonate, etc.), or H.
Term info
Label
ceramide
Synonyms
- Ceramide
Subsets
3_STAR
charge
0
formula
C4H6NO2R3
has alternative id
CHEBI:12487, CHEBI:23074, CHEBI:7242, CHEBI:13954
has obo namespace
chebi_ontology
has related synonym
a ceramide, Cer, N-acylated sphingoid, ceramides
id
CHEBI:17761
mass
100.09590
monoisotopicmass
100.03985
smiles
O[C@H]([*])[C@H](C[*])NC([*])=O