α-Galactosylceramide | 2152

α-GalCer is a specific ligand for human and mouse natural killer T (NKT) cells; exhibits potent anti-tumor activity with murine in vivo experiments including subcutaneous implanted model and metastatic models in the liver and lung. KRN7000 has been reported to show various immunological effects in infectious diseases, autoimmune disease and graft verse host disease in mice.

α-GalCer is a specific ligand for human and mouse natural killer T (NKT) cells; exhibits potent anti-tumor activity with murine in vivo experiments including subcutaneous implanted model and metastatic models in the liver and lung. KRN7000 has been reported to show various immunological effects in infectious diseases, autoimmune disease and graft verse host disease in mice.

2152 | α-Galactosylceramide DataSheet

Alternate Name/Synonyms: alpha-Galactosylceramide; αGalCer; KRN7000; (2S,3S,4R)-1-O-(α-D-galactosyl)-N-hexacosanoyl-2-amino- 1,3,4-octadecanetriol

Appearance: White to off-white solid

Formulation: N/A

CAS Number: 158021-47-7

Structure Available?: Yes

Peptide sequence: N/A

Salt Form: No

Molecular Formula: C₅₀H₉₉NO₉

Molecular Weight: 858.32

Cell-Permeable?: No

Purity: ≥96% by NMR

Solubilities: For In vivo assay: Use 5.6% sucrose, 0.75% L-histidine and 0.5% Tween20 with heating at 60-80 ̊C. For In vitro assay: should be dissolved in DMSO at the concentration of 1 mg/ml with heating at 60-80 ̊C . The solution of 1mg/ml in DMSO can be diluted by PBS.

Handling: Protect from air and moisture

Country of Origin: USA

Tag Line: A specific ligand for human and mouse natural killer T (NKT) cells

MDL Number: MFCD00939559

PubChem CID: 2826713

SMILES: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)NC(COC1C(C(C(C(O1)CO)O)O)O)C(C(CCCCCCCCCCCCCC)O)O

InChi: InChI=1S/C50H99NO9/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26-27-29-31-33-35-37-39-45(54)51-42(41-59-50-49(58)48(57)47(56)44(40-52)60-50)46(55)43(53)38-36-34-32-30-28-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h42-44,46-50,52-53,55-58H,3-41H2,1-2H3,(H,51,54)/t42-,43+,44+,46-,47-,48-,49+,50-/m0/s1

InChi Key: VQFKFAKEUMHBLV-BYSUZVQFSA-N