Showing chemical card for sphinganine (C20) (CFc000284005)
Record Information
Version
1.0
Creation Date
2022-08-28 10:25:12 UTC
Update Date
2022-09-14 03:37:47 UTC
Chemfont ID
CFc000284005
Molecule Identification
Common Name
sphinganine (C20)
Definition
Sphinganine (c20) is practically insoluble (in water) and a very weakly acidic compound (based on its pKa). Sphinganine (c20) can be found in a number of food items such as durian, black mulberry, pepper (c. frutescens), and pineapple, which makes sphinganine (c20) a potential biomarker for the consumption of these food products.
Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as secondary alcohols. Secondary alcohols are compounds containing a secondary alcohol functional group, with the general structure HOC(R)(R') (R,R'=alkyl, aryl).
