

Phytosphingosine hydrochloride by Molecular Depot is a phytosphingosine hydrochloride, a synthetic sphingoid base carrying a hydroxyl at the fourth carbon. Its molecular weight is 353.97. It is used as a sphingolipid standard and substrate, in ceramide synthesis and in skin barrier and yeast sphingolipid research. Each unit contains 1 mg. MBP supplies Molecular Depot culture media to research labs in the United States, Canada and worldwide.