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<metabolite>
  <version>1.0</version>
  <creation_date>2016-10-03 18:12:19 UTC</creation_date>
  <update_date>2020-05-11 19:13:54 UTC</update_date>
  <accession>BMDB0010710</accession>
  <secondary_accessions>
    <accession>BMDB10710</accession>
  </secondary_accessions>
  <name>Galactosylceramide (d18:1/20:0)</name>
  <description>Galactosylceramide (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. Galactosylceramide (D18:1/20:0) is possibly soluble (in water) and an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa).</description>
  <synonyms>
    <synonym>a-GalCer</synonym>
    <synonym>alpha-GalCer</synonym>
    <synonym>Cerebroside</synonym>
    <synonym>D-Galactosyl-N-acylsphingosine</synonym>
    <synonym>D-Galactosylceramide</synonym>
    <synonym>delta-Galactosyl-N-acylsphingosine</synonym>
    <synonym>delta-Galactosylceramide</synonym>
    <synonym>Gal-b-cer</synonym>
    <synonym>Gal-beta-1-1'cer</synonym>
    <synonym>Gal-beta-cer</synonym>
    <synonym>Galactocerebroside</synonym>
    <synonym>Galactosylceramide</synonym>
    <synonym>GalCer</synonym>
    <synonym>N-(Eicosanoyl)-1-b-galactosyl-sphing-4-enine</synonym>
    <synonym>N-(Eicosanoyl)-1-beta-galactosyl-sphing-4-enine</synonym>
    <synonym>N-[(4Z)-3-Hydroxy-1-{[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy}octadec-4-en-2-yl]icosanimidate</synonym>
  </synonyms>
  <chemical_formula>C44H85NO8</chemical_formula>
  <average_molecular_weight>756.1476</average_molecular_weight>
  <monisotopic_moleculate_weight>755.627518701</monisotopic_moleculate_weight>
  <iupac_name>N-[(4Z)-3-hydroxy-1-{[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy}octadec-4-en-2-yl]icosanamide</iupac_name>
  <traditional_iupac>N-[(4Z)-3-hydroxy-1-{[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy}octadec-4-en-2-yl]icosanamide</traditional_iupac>
  <cas_registry_number/>
  <smiles>CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)NC(CO[C@@H]1O[C@H](CO)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]1O)C(O)\C=C/CCCCCCCCCCCCC</smiles>
  <inchi>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-/m1/s1</inchi>
  <inchikey>DFELABABMXOKTD-RBULGSFCSA-N</inchikey>
  <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.</description>
    <kingdom>Organic compounds</kingdom>
    <super_class>Lipids and lipid-like molecules</super_class>
    <class>Sphingolipids</class>
    <sub_class>Glycosphingolipids</sub_class>
    <direct_parent>Glycosyl-N-acylsphingosines</direct_parent>
    <alternative_parents>
      <alternative_parent>Acetals</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Alkyl glycosides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Carbonyl compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Fatty acyl glycosides of mono- and disaccharides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Hexoses</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Hydrocarbon derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>N-acyl amines</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>O-glycosyl compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organic oxides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organonitrogen compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organopnictogen compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Oxacyclic compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Oxanes</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Polyols</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Primary alcohols</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Secondary alcohols</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Secondary carboxylic acid amides</alternative_parent>
    </alternative_parents>
    <substituents>
      <substituent>Acetal</substituent>
      <substituent>Alcohol</substituent>
      <substituent>Aliphatic heteromonocyclic compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Alkyl glycoside</substituent>
      <substituent>Carbonyl group</substituent>
      <substituent>Carboxamide group</substituent>
      <substituent>Carboxylic acid derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Fatty acyl</substituent>
      <substituent>Fatty acyl glycoside</substituent>
      <substituent>Fatty acyl glycoside of mono- or disaccharide</substituent>
      <substituent>Fatty amide</substituent>
      <substituent>Glycosyl compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Glycosyl-n-acylsphingosine</substituent>
      <substituent>Hexose monosaccharide</substituent>
      <substituent>Hydrocarbon derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Monosaccharide</substituent>
      <substituent>N-acyl-amine</substituent>
      <substituent>O-glycosyl compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic nitrogen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxide</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organoheterocyclic compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organonitrogen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organooxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organopnictogen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Oxacycle</substituent>
      <substituent>Oxane</substituent>
      <substituent>Polyol</substituent>
      <substituent>Primary alcohol</substituent>
      <substituent>Secondary alcohol</substituent>
      <substituent>Secondary carboxylic acid amide</substituent>
    </substituents>
    <molecular_framework>Aliphatic heteromonocyclic compounds</molecular_framework>
    <external_descriptors>
    </external_descriptors>
  </taxonomy>
  <experimental_properties>
    <state>Solid</state>
  </experimental_properties>
  <predicted_properties>
    <property>
      <kind>logp</kind>
      <value>8.50</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>logs</kind>
      <value>-6.20</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>logp</kind>
      <value>10.87</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>pka_strongest_acidic</kind>
      <value>12.18</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>pka_strongest_basic</kind>
      <value>0.019</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>iupac</kind>
      <value>N-[(4Z)-3-hydroxy-1-{[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy}octadec-4-en-2-yl]icosanamide</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>average_mass</kind>
      <value>756.1476</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>mono_mass</kind>
      <value>755.627518701</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>smiles</kind>
      <value>CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)NC(CO[C@@H]1O[C@H](CO)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]1O)C(O)\C=C/CCCCCCCCCCCCC</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>formula</kind>
      <value>C44H85NO8</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>inchi</kind>
      <value>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-/m1/s1</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>inchikey</kind>
      <value>DFELABABMXOKTD-RBULGSFCSA-N</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>polar_surface_area</kind>
      <value>148.71</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>refractivity</kind>
      <value>216.59</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>polarizability</kind>
      <value>96.51</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>rotatable_bond_count</kind>
      <value>37</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>acceptor_count</kind>
      <value>8</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>donor_count</kind>
      <value>6</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>physiological_charge</kind>
      <value>0</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>formal_charge</kind>
      <value>0</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>number_of_rings</kind>
      <value>1</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>bioavailability</kind>
      <value>0</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>rule_of_five</kind>
      <value>Yes</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>ghose_filter</kind>
      <value>Yes</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>veber_rule</kind>
      <value>Yes</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>mddr_like_rule</kind>
      <value>Yes</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
  </predicted_properties>
  <pathways>
  </pathways>
  <spectra>
    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::MsMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>2473769</spectrum_id>
    </spectrum>
    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::MsMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>2473770</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::MsMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>2473771</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::MsMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>2491367</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::MsMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>2491368</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::MsMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>2491369</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::CMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>780346</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::CMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>780347</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::CMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>780348</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::CMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>780349</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::CMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>780350</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::CMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>780351</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::CMs</type>
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    <spectrum>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::CMs</type>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::CMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>780355</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::CMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>780356</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
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      <spectrum_id>780357</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::CMs</type>
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    <spectrum>
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      <spectrum_id>780359</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
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    <spectrum>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::CMs</type>
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    <spectrum>
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      <spectrum_id>780370</spectrum_id>
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  <normal_concentrations>
    <concentration>
      <biospecimen>All Tissues</biospecimen>
      <concentration_value/>
      <concentration_units/>
      <references>
        <reference>
          <reference_text>Wishart DS, Feunang YD, Marcu A, Guo AC, Liang K, Vazquez-Fresno R, Sajed T, Johnson D, Li C, Karu N, Sayeeda Z, Lo E, Assempour N, Berjanskii M, Singhal S, Arndt D, Liang Y, Badran H, Grant J, Serra-Cayuela A, Liu Y, Mandal R, Neveu V, Pon A, Knox C, Wilson M, Manach C, Scalbert A: HMDB 4.0: the human metabolome database for 2018. Nucleic Acids Res. 2018 Jan 4;46(D1):D608-D617. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkx1089.</reference_text>
          <pubmed_id>29140435</pubmed_id>
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      </references>
    </concentration>
    <concentration>
      <biospecimen>Milk</biospecimen>
      <concentration_value/>
      <concentration_units/>
      <references>
        <reference>
          <reference_text>Jensen RG: The composition of bovine milk lipids: January 1995 to December 2000. J Dairy Sci. 2002 Feb;85(2):295-350. doi: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(02)74079-4.</reference_text>
          <pubmed_id>11913692</pubmed_id>
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    </concentration>
    <concentration>
      <biospecimen>Milk</biospecimen>
      <concentration_value/>
      <concentration_units/>
      <references>
        <reference>
          <reference_text>Jensen RG, Ferris AM, Lammi-Keefe CJ: The composition of milk fat. J Dairy Sci. 1991 Sep;74(9):3228-43. doi: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(91)78509-3.</reference_text>
          <pubmed_id>1779072</pubmed_id>
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      </references>
    </concentration>
  </normal_concentrations>
  <pubchem_compound_id>53480654</pubchem_compound_id>
  <kegg_id>C02686</kegg_id>
  <chebi_id>191340</chebi_id>
  <chemspider_id>24765746</chemspider_id>
  <foodb_id>FDB027860</foodb_id>
  <drugbank_id/>
  <phenol_explorer_compound_id/>
  <meta_cyc_id/>
  <wikipedia_id/>
  <knapsack_id/>
  <bigg_id/>
  <metlin_id/>
  <pdbe_id></pdbe_id>
  <synthesis_reference/>
  <general_references>
    <reference>
      <reference_text>Jensen RG: The composition of bovine milk lipids: January 1995 to December 2000. J Dairy Sci. 2002 Feb;85(2):295-350. doi: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(02)74079-4.</reference_text>
      <pubmed_id>11913692</pubmed_id>
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  </general_references>
  <protein_associations>
    <protein>
      <protein_accession>BMDBP00080</protein_accession>
      <name>Galactosylceramide sulfotransferase</name>
      <uniprot_id>A6QNK1</uniprot_id>
      <gene_name>GAL3ST1</gene_name>
      <protein_type>Enzyme</protein_type>
    </protein>
  </protein_associations>
</metabolite>
