Monomethyl Sphingosine (d18:1)

一般描述

Monomethyl sphingosine or N-methyl-D-erythro-sphingosine is a N-methyl derivative of sphingosine

应用

Monomethyl sphingosine or N-methyl-D-erythro-sphingosine may be used as one of the substrates for sphingosine methyltransferase to test its substrate specificity in rat kidney homogenate.

生化/生理作用

Monomethyl sphingosine inhibits protein kinase C. It also modulates other protein kinases and enzymes involved in signal transduction.