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phytoceramides
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A phytoceramide is a ceramide where the sphingoid base is hydroxylated at position 4. These backbone bases can be 14 to 20 carbons long, either straight chain or branched. The N-linked 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. In the illustrated generalised structure, R1 = OH, OX (where X = acyl, glycosyl, phosphate, phosphonate, etc.), or H.
Term info
Label
phytoceramides
Subsets
3_STAR
charge
0
formula
C5H8NO3R3
has obo namespace
chebi_ontology
has related synonym
a phytosphingolipid, N-acylphytosphingoid base
id
CHEBI:84403
mass
130.12190
monoisotopicmass
130.05042
smiles
O[C@H]([*])[C@@H](O)[C@H](C[*])NC([*])=O