OCH
1-O-(alpha-D-galactopyranosyl)-N-tetracosanyl-2-aminononane-1,3,4-triol
N-[(2S,3S,4R)-3,4-dihydroxy-1-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxynonan-2-yl]tetracosanamide
OCH is a sphingosine truncated analog of α-GalCer, stimulates natural killer T (NKT) cells to produce Th2 cytokines preventing diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis.
Definition
ChEBI: A glycophytoceramide comprising (2S,3S,4R)-2-aminononane-1,3,4-triol having an alpha-D-galctopyranosyl residue at the O-1 position and an tetracosanoyl group attached to t
e nitrogen.
