Psychosine
Catalogue number:
HY-136490-1mg
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Size:
1 mg
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This product is for research use only and is not for human consumption or therapeutic use.
CAS Number:
2238-90-6
Purity:
99.0
Molecular Formula:
C24H47NO7
Molecular Weight:
461.63
Mass Spectrometry:
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Alternative Names:
Galactosylsphingosine
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Product Description:
Psychosine (Galactosylsphingosine), a substrate of the galactocerebrosidase (GALC) enzyme, is a potential biomarker for Krabbe disease[1]. Psychosine is a highly cytotoxic lipid, capable of inducing cell death in a wide variety of cell types including, most relevantly to globoid cell leukodystrophy (GLD), oligodendrocytes. Psychosine causes cell death at least in part via apoptosis. Psychosine also is an inhibitor of PKC[1].