C22 Phytoceramide-d3 (t18:0/22:0-d3)

C22 Phytoceramide-d₃ is intended for use as an internal standard for the quantification of C22 phytoceramide by GC- or LC-MS. C22 Phytoceramide is a sphingolipid that has been found in Moro blood orange (C. sinensis) peels.¹ It has also been found in primary human astrocytes.²

1. Valsecchi, M., Mauri, L., Casellato, R., et al. Ceramides as possible nutraceutical compounds: Characterization of the ceramides of the Moro blood orange (Citrus sinensis) J. Agric. Food Chem. 60(40),10103-10110(2012).
2. Dasgupta, S., Kong, J., and Bieberich, E. Phytoceramide in vertebrate tissues: One step chromatography separation for molecular characterization of ceramide species PLoS One 8(11),e80841(2013).