sphingoid

Sphinganine, its homologs and stereoisomers, and the hydroxy and unsaturated derivatives of these compounds.

ChEBI ID: 35785

Members (6)

Member	Definition	Role
es-285	A bioactive sphingoid, sphinganine, in which the terminal hydroxy group has been replaced by a hydrogen.	1-deoxysphinganine
n,n-dimethylsphingenine	A sphingoid that is sphingosine in which the two amino hydrogens are replaced by methyl groups.	N,N-dimethylsphingosine
phytosphingosine		phytosphingosine
safingol	An aminodiol that is octadecane bearing two hydroxy substituents at positions 1 and 3 as well as an amino substituent at position 2.	2-aminooctadecane-1,3-diol
thermozymocidin	An amino acid-based antibiotic derived from certain thermophilic fungi; acts as a potent inhibitor of serine palmitoyltransferase, the first step in sphingosine biosynthesis. Myriocin also possesses immunosuppressant activity.	myriocin
xestoaminol c	A sphingoid that is tetradecasphinganine in which the terminal hydroxy group has been replaced by a hydrogen.	1-deoxytetradecasphinganine