Production of ceramide occurs upon hydrolysis of sphingomyelin by a specific isoform of PLC, appropriately named sphingomyelinase. C24 Ceramide (d18:1/24:0) is one of the most abundant naturally occurring ceramides. Ceramides mediate many diverse biological activities, as has been demonstrated in studies utilizing cell-permeable ceramide analogs. A few of the processes regulated by ceramides include apoptosis, cell differentiation, proliferation of smooth muscle cells, and inhibition of the mitochondrial respiratory chain.
Production of ceramide occurs upon hydrolysis of sphingomyelin by a specific isoform of phospholipase C, appropriately named sphingomyelinase.
ChEBI: N-tetracosanoylsphingosine is a N-acylsphingosine in which the ceramide N-acyl group is specified as tetracosanoyl. It has a role as a mouse metabolite. It is a N-acylsphingosine, a Cer(d42:1) and a N-(very-long-chain fatty acyl)-sphingoid base. It is functionally related to a tetracosanoic acid.
