RefMet Compound Details

RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0135443
RefMet nameSphingosine
Systematic nameSphing-4-enine
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
Exact mass299.282429 (neutral)
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FormulaC18H37NO2View other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile30474 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=1S/C18H37NO2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-18(21)17(19)16-20/h14-15,17-18,20-21H,2-13,16,19H2,1H3/b15-14+/t17-,18+/m0
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InChIKeyWWUZIQQURGPMPG-KRWOKUGFSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCC/C=C/[C@H]([C@H](CO)N)O
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassSphingolipids
Main ClassSphingoid bases
Sub ClassSphingosines
Distribution of Sphingosine in NMDR studies
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Sample sourcePlot Sample source(tissue) distribution
StudiesNMDR Studies reporting Sphingosine
External Links
Pubchem CID5280335
LIPID MAPSLMSP01010001
ChEBI ID16393
KEGG IDC00319
HMDB IDHMDB0000252
MetaCyc IDSPHINGOSINE
Spectral data for Sphingosine standards
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Structural annotation level
Annotation level1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)

Table of KEGG reactions in human pathways involving Sphingosine

Rxn IDKEGG ReactionEnzyme
R01494 N-Acylsphingosine + H2O <=> Fatty acid + SphingosineN-Acylsphingosine amidohydrolase
R01496 Acyl-CoA + Sphingosine <=> CoA + N-Acylsphingosineacyl-CoA:sphingosine N-acyltransferase
R01926 Sphingosine + ATP <=> Sphingosine 1-phosphate + ADPATP:sphingosine 1-phosphotransferase
R06521 Sphingosine 1-phosphate + H2O <=> Sphingosine + Orthophosphate3-sn-phosphatidate phosphohydrolase

Table of KEGG human pathways containing Sphingosine

Pathway IDHuman Pathway# of reactions
hsa00600 Sphingolipid metabolism 4
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