Definition: An amino alcohol with a long unsaturated hydrocarbon chain. Sphingosine and its derivative sphinganine are the major bases of the sphingolipids in mammals. (Dorland, 28th ed)
safingol [ 2-aminooctadecane-1,3-diol,SPC 100270,SPC-100270,dihydrosphingosine,saginfol,erythro-D-sphinganine,safingol hydrochloride,safingol, ((R*,S*)-(+-))-isomer,safingol, (R-(R*,R*))-isomer,safingol, (S-(R*,S*))-isomer,sphinganine,threo-dihydrosphingosine ] RN given refers to the (R-(R*,S*))-isomer