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S9666

Sphingosine 1-phosphate

≥95% (TLC), powder, lipid second messenger

Synonym(s):

(2S,3R,4E)-2-Amino-4-octadecene-1,3-diol 1-phosphate, D-erythro-Sphingosine 1-phosphate

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C18H38NO5P
CAS Number:
26993-30-6
Molecular Weight:
379.47
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
PubChem Substance ID:
24899853
NACRES:
NA.77
MDL number:
MFCD00270077

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Product Name

Sphingosine 1-phosphate, ≥95%, powder

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCC\C=C\[C@@H](O)[C@@H](N)COP(O)(O)=O

InChI key

DUYSYHSSBDVJSM-KRWOKUGFSA-N

InChI

1S/C18H38NO5P/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-18(20)17(19)16-24-25(21,22)23/h14-15,17-18,20H,2-13,16,19H2,1H3,(H2,21,22,23)/b15-14+/t17-,18+/m0/s1

assay

≥95%

form

powder

storage temp.

−20°C

Quality Level

300

Gene Information

human ... S1PR1(1901), S1PR2(9294), S1PR3(1903), S1PR4(8698), S1PR5(53637)

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Biochem/physiol Actions

A lipid second messenger that binds to S1P1 and S1P3 receptors. Mobilizes intracellular Ca2+ stores and decreases cellular cAMP. Activates phospholipase D. S1P stimulates the migration of endothelial cells but inhibits the migration of other cell types. Induces angiogenesis.

Features and Benefits

This compound is featured on the Lysophospholipid Receptors page of the Handbook of Receptor Classification and Signal Transduction. To browse other handbook pages, click here.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Kaiqi Sun et al.
Nature communications, 7, 12086-12086 (2016-07-16)
Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) is a bioactive signalling lipid highly enriched in mature erythrocytes, with unknown functions pertaining to erythrocyte physiology. Here by employing nonbiased high-throughput metabolomic profiling, we show that erythrocyte S1P levels rapidly increase in 21 healthy lowland volunteers at
H Okamoto et al.
Molecular and cellular biology, 20(24), 9247-9261 (2000-11-30)
Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) is a bioactive lysophospholipid that induces a variety of biological responses in diverse cell types. Many, if not all, of these responses are mediated by members of the EDG (endothelial differentiation gene) family G protein-coupled receptors EDG1, EDG3
Tsuyoshi Nishi et al.
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 1841(5), 759-765 (2013-08-08)
Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) is a lipid mediator that plays important roles in diverse cellular functions such as cell proliferation, differentiation and migration. S1P is synthesized inside the cells and subsequently released to the extracellular space, where it binds to specific
Gregory T Kunkel et al.
Nature reviews. Drug discovery, 12(9), 688-702 (2013-08-21)
The bioactive lipid sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) is involved in multiple cellular signalling systems and has a pivotal role in the control of immune cell trafficking. As such, S1P has been implicated in disorders such as cancer and inflammatory diseases. This Review
Roland Martin et al.
Current topics in microbiology and immunology, 378, 149-170 (2014-04-15)
The development of fingolimod, an unselective functional antagonist of the interactions between sphingosine 1 phosphate (S1P) and sphingosine 1 phosphate receptors (S1PRs), as the first oral therapy for multiple sclerosis (MS) has been a milestone. The parallel intensive research on
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