Psychosine
Appearance
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IUPAC name
(2S,3R,4E)-2-Amino-3-hydroxyoctadec-4-en-1-yl β-D-galactopyranoside
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Systematic IUPAC name
(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-2-{[(2S,3R,4E)-2-Amino-3-hydroxyoctadec-4-en-1-yl]oxy}-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | |
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3D model (JSmol)
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52571 | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.164.357 |
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Properties | |
C24H47NO7 | |
Molar mass | 461.640 g·mol−1 |
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H302, H312, H332 | |
P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P312, P302+P352, P304+P312, P304+P340, P312, P322, P330, P363, P501 | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Psychosine is a highly cytotoxic lipid that accumulates in the nervous system in the absence of galactosylceramidase.[1]
Chemically, it is a galactoside of sphingosine.
References
[edit]- ^ Hawkins-Salsbury, J. A.; Parameswar, A. R.; Jiang, X; Schlesinger, P. H.; Bongarzone, E; Ory, D. S.; Demchenko, A. V.; Sands, M. S. (2013). "Psychosine, the cytotoxic sphingolipid that accumulates in globoid cell leukodystrophy, alters membrane architecture". The Journal of Lipid Research. 54 (12): 3303–3311. doi:10.1194/jlr.M039610. PMC 3826678. PMID 24006512.