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C16 Phytoceramide (t18:0/16:0) is a phytoceramide, which is a family of sphingolipids found in the intestine, kidney, and extracellular spaces of the stratum corneum of the mammalian epidermis. C16 Phytoceramide (t18:0/16:0) is composed of a phytosphingosine backbone amine-linked to a C16 fatty acid chain. The levels of C16 phytoceramide (t18:0/16:0) increase following heat stress in S. cerevisiae. It has been used with other ceramides to create stratum corneum substitutes to study percutaneous penetration and psoriasis in vitro. [Matreya, LLC. Catalog No. 2035]

ChEBI: N-hexadecanoylphytosphingosine is a phytoceramide compound having a hexadecanoyl group attached to the nitrogen atom. It is a N-acylphytosphingosine and a N-palmitoyl-sphingoid base.