C8 Ceramine (d18:1/8:0)

C8 Ceramine is an analog of C8 ceramide (Cay-62540) in which the carbonyl group of the ceramide is replaced by a methylene group. At a concentration of 10 µM, C8 ceramine induces maximal DNA fragmentation in U937 cells after 6 hours of incubation, compared to 12 hours for C8 ceramide.Formal Name: N-octylsphingosine. CAS Number: 170926-06-4. Synonyms: C8 Ceramine, Ceramine (d18:1/8:0). Molecular Formula: C26H53NO2. Formula Weight: 411.7. Purity: >98%. Formulation: (Request formulation change), A crystalline solid. Solubility: DMF: >22 mg/ml (from C-8 Ceramide), DMSO: >20 mg/ml (from C-8 Ceramide), Ethanol: >33 mg/ml (from C-8 Ceramide), Ethanol:PBS(pH 7.2)(1:1): 0.5 mg/ml, PBS pH 7.2: <50 µg/ml (from C-8 Ceramide). SMILES: CCCCCCCCCCCCC/C=C/[C@@H](O)[C@@H](NCCCCCCCC)CO. InChi Code: InChI=1S/C26H53NO2/c1-3-5-7-9-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-20-22-26(29)25(24-28)27-23-21-19-10-8-6-4-2/h20,22,25-29H,3-19,21,23-24H2,1-2H3/b22-20+/t25-,26+/m0/s1. InChi Key: CSRGRGSMEUKQSD-XQAXIDAFSA-N.