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C6 NBD ceramide is a biologically active fluorescent analog of short chain, membrane-permeable ceramides. It is as effective as C6 ceramide in the inhibition of viral glycoprotein transport through the Golgi. C6 NBD ceramide has been used as a fluorescent substrate for the activity of UDP-glucose:ceramide glucosyltransferase and to demonstrate the translocation of glucocerebroside and sphingomyelin from the Golgi to the plasma membrane. C6 NBD dihydro ceramide (d18:0/6:0) is structurally identical to C6 NBD ceramide, except it contains a saturated bond in the C-4/C-5 position of the sphingosine backbone.

C6-NBD Sphinganine is a sphinganine analog and can be used as fluorescent dye for labeling fatty acid[1].

[1] Landoni M, et al. UV-MALDI mass spectrometry analysis of NBD-glycosphingolipids without an external matrix. J Am Soc Mass Spectrom. 2008 Jul;19(7):923-6. DOI:10.1016/j.jasms.2008.04.017