Molecule: N-acylsphinganine

A ceramide consisting of sphinganine in which one of the amino hydrogens is substituted by a fatty acyl group.
Synonyms for N-acylsphinganine :
Dihydroceramide
N-Acylsphinganine
N-acyldihydrosphingosine
N-acyldihydrosphingosines
N-acylsphinganines
an N-acylsphinganine
dihydroceramides
Molecular Formula: C19H38NO3R
Molecular wt: 328.511 g/mole
Charge: 0
SMILES: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC[C@@H](O)[C@H](CO)NC([*])=O
InChIKey:
CHEBI:31488
Sample reactions for this molecule:
sphinganine + stearyl-CoA => dihydroceramide + CoASH
dihydroceramide + NAD(P)H + H+ + O2 => ceramide + NAD(P)+ + H2O
dihydroceramide + NADPH + H+ + O2 => phytoceramide + NADP+ + H2O