Psychosine

Cat. No.: IBDI-434692

Psychosine (Galactosylsphingosine), a substrate of the galactocerebrosidase (GALC) enzyme, is a potential biomarker for Krabbe disease. 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.

Product Details

Target	PKC
Molecular Weight	461.63
Appearance	Solid
Synonyms	Galactosylsphingosine
SMILES	O[[email protected]]([[email protected]]([[email protected]]([[email protected]@H](CO)O1)O)O)[[email protected]@H]1OC[[email protected]](N)[[email protected]](O)/C=C/CCCCCCCCCCCCC

Storage & Handling

Shipping	Room temperature in continental US. May vary elsewhere.
Storage	Powder: -20°C/3 years In solvent: -80°C/6 months; -20°C/1 month
Regulatory Status	This product is for RESEARCH USE ONLY and is not intended for therapeutic or diagnostic use.