Record Information
Version1.0
Creation Date2016-09-30 23:14:09 UTC
Update Date2020-05-11 20:54:20 UTC
BMDB IDBMDB0004973
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • BMDB04973
Metabolite Identification
Common NameGlucosylceramide (d18:1/20:0)
DescriptionGlucosylceramide (d18:1/20:0), also known as C20 glccer or glccer(D18:1/20:0), belongs to the class of organic compounds known as glycosyl-n-acylsphingosines. Glycosyl-N-acylsphingosines are compounds containing a sphingosine linked to a simple glucosyl moiety. Glucosylceramide (d18:1/20:0) is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa).
Structure
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Synonyms
ValueSource
C20 GlcCerChEBI
GlcCer(D18:1/20:0)ChEBI
N-(Eicosanoyl)-1-beta-glucosyl-sphing-4-enineChEBI
N-(Eicosanoyl)-1-b-glucosyl-sphing-4-enineGenerator
N-(Eicosanoyl)-1-β-glucosyl-sphing-4-enineGenerator
b-D-Glucosyl-N-eicosanoylsphingosineHMDB
Β-D-glucosyl-N-eicosanoylsphingosineHMDB
1-O-b-D-Glucopyranosyl-ceramideHMDB
1-O-beta-delta-Glucopyranosyl-ceramideHMDB
Ganglioside GL1aHMDB
Gaucher cerebrosideHMDB
GLC-beta1->1'cerHMDB
GlcCeramideHMDB
GlucocerebrosideHMDB
GlucosylceramideHMDB
Chemical FormulaC44H85NO8
Average Molecular Weight756.1476
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight755.627518701
IUPAC NameN-[(2S,3R,4E)-3-hydroxy-1-{[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy}octadec-4-en-2-yl]icosanamide
Traditional NameN-[(2S,3R,4E)-3-hydroxy-1-{[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy}octadec-4-en-2-yl]icosanamide
CAS Registry Number85305-87-9
SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)N[C@@H](CO[C@@H]1O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]1O)[C@H](O)\C=C\CCCCCCCCCCCCC
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C44H85NO8/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-18-19-20-22-24-26-28-30-32-34-40(48)45-37(36-52-44-43(51)42(50)41(49)39(35-46)53-44)38(47)33-31-29-27-25-23-21-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h31,33,37-39,41-44,46-47,49-51H,3-30,32,34-36H2,1-2H3,(H,45,48)/b33-31+/t37-,38+,39+,41+,42-,43+,44+/m0/s1
InChI KeyDFELABABMXOKTD-IYFIADHGSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as glycosyl-n-acylsphingosines. Glycosyl-N-acylsphingosines are compounds containing a sphingosine linked to a simple glucosyl moiety.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassLipids and lipid-like molecules
ClassSphingolipids
Sub ClassGlycosphingolipids
Direct ParentGlycosyl-N-acylsphingosines
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Glycosyl-n-acylsphingosine
  • Fatty acyl glycoside
  • Fatty acyl glycoside of mono- or disaccharide
  • Alkyl glycoside
  • Hexose monosaccharide
  • Glycosyl compound
  • O-glycosyl compound
  • Fatty amide
  • Fatty acyl
  • Monosaccharide
  • N-acyl-amine
  • Oxane
  • Carboxamide group
  • Secondary carboxylic acid amide
  • Secondary alcohol
  • Acetal
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Oxacycle
  • Organoheterocyclic compound
  • Polyol
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organic oxide
  • Organopnictogen compound
  • Alcohol
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organic nitrogen compound
  • Primary alcohol
  • Carbonyl group
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Organonitrogen compound
  • Aliphatic heteromonocyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic heteromonocyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Ontology
StatusExpected but not Quantified
Origin
  • Endogenous
  • Exogenous
BiofunctionNot Available
ApplicationNot Available
Cellular locations
  • Cell membrane
  • Endosome
  • Membrane
Physical Properties
StateSolid
Experimental Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting PointNot AvailableNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water SolubilityInsolubleNot Available
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
logP8.5ALOGPS
logP10.87ChemAxon
logS-6.2ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)12.18ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)0.019ChemAxon
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count8ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count6ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area148.71 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count37ChemAxon
Refractivity216.59 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability96.98 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings1ChemAxon
BioavailabilityYesChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Spectra
Spectra
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash Key
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-0a4i-4000051900-a94f51802ae020a6561dView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-056r-7200192500-6a86d00ca50b22183721View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-000x-9140020000-9b1b099fc3fd3ab558eeView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-0udi-0000000900-99004b18b82df3527f7cView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-0udi-5110125900-0c669cc86594822cb215View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0pb9-9257030000-114b940f25b95285ca5cView in MoNA
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations
  • Cell membrane
  • Endosome
  • Membrane
Biospecimen Locations
  • Bone Marrow
  • Brain
  • Liver
  • Neuron
  • Spleen
Pathways
Normal Concentrations
BiospecimenStatusValueAgeSexConditionReferenceDetails
Bone MarrowExpected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedNot SpecifiedNot SpecifiedNormal
  • Not Applicable
details
BrainExpected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedNot SpecifiedNot SpecifiedNormal
  • Not Applicable
details
LiverExpected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedNot SpecifiedNot SpecifiedNormal
  • Not Applicable
details
NeuronExpected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedNot SpecifiedNot SpecifiedNormal
  • Not Applicable
details
SpleenExpected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedNot SpecifiedNot SpecifiedNormal
  • Not Applicable
details
Abnormal Concentrations
Not Available
HMDB IDHMDB0004973
DrugBank IDNot Available
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FooDB IDFDB023560
KNApSAcK IDNot Available
Chemspider ID16744958
KEGG Compound IDC01190
BioCyc IDGLUCOSYL_CERAMIDE
BiGG IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkNot Available
METLIN ID7226
PubChem Compound20057356
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI ID84721
References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
General ReferencesNot Available