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N,N-dimethylsphingosine
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Sphingosine
Definition
: An amino alcohol with a long unsaturated hydrocarbon chain. Sphingosine and its derivative sphinganine are the major bases of the sphingolipids in mammals. (Dorland, 28th ed)
Other names
4 Sphingenine; 4-
Sphingenine
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N,N-dimethylsphingosine [ D-erythro-N,N-dimethylsphingosine,DMS cpd,N,N-DMS,N,N-dimethyl-D-erythro-sphingosine,N,N-dimethyl-erythro-sphingosine ]
a sphingosine kinase inhibitor
122314-67-4
Sphingosine/*analogs & derivatives
Pharma Action
Enzyme Inhibitors
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1989;164(3):1411