C2 Ceramide (d14:1/2:0) is a bioactive sphingolipid. Dietary administration of C2 ceramide (d14:1/2:0) (100 μM) induces lipotoxic cardiomyopathy via increasing diastolic and systolic diameter as well as reducing fractional shortening and the number of normal cardiac contractile events in Drosophila.

A potent modulator of cell proliferation and differentiation.

C2 L-threo Ceramide is a bioactive sphingolipid and cell-permeable analog of naturally occurring ceramides. It stimulates cholesterol efflux in CHO cells expressing the human ABCA1 receptor when used at a concentration of 10 μM, however, this efflux is 50% less than that stimulated by C2 ceramide . C2 L-threo Ceramide inhibits IL-4 production by 17% in EL4 T cells stimulated with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate when used at a concentration of 10 μM. It also induces cell cycle arrest in the G0/G1 phase and a 7-fold increase in sphingosine accumulation as well as inhibits growth of HL-60 leukemia cells.

N-Acetylpsychosine, also known as α-galactosylated C2-ceramide (d18:1/2:0), exhibits immunostimulatory properties. This compound, N-Acetylpsychosine, holds potential as a valuable tool for studying the mechanisms of apoptosis and immune responses activated by dendritic cells (DCs).

PDMP is a ceramide analog first prepared in a search for inhibitors of glucosylceramide synthase. PDMP has two adjacent chiral centers (C1 and C2) allowing for the formation of four possible isomers. PDMP contains all four of these stereoisomers. PDMP inhibits glucosylceramide synthase by 90% when used at a concentration of 0.8 μM in MDCK cell homogenates, however, the ability to inhibit glucosylceramide synthase has been found to reside in the D-threo (1R,2R) enantiomer. The D-threo PDMP enantiomer is also responsible for inhibition of β-1,4-galactosyltransferase 6 and prevention of lactosylceramide synthesis, which is a promotor of neuroinflammation in mice during chronic experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), a model of multiple sclerosis. PDMP enhances curcumin-induced inhibition of proliferation, JNK activation, and Akt inhibition, as well as induction of apoptosis in WM-115 melanoma cells in vitro.

C22 Ceramide (d18:1/22:0) (C22 Ceramide), a long-chain ceramide containing behenic acid, is an endogenous bioactive sphingolipid.C22-Ceramide specifically inhibits MCSR and reduces C16 ceramide channel formation in isolated rat liver mitochondria and liposomes.

Ceramide (Egg, Chicken) plays a major role in the anabolic and catabolic pathways of sphingolipid. Ceramide (Egg, Chicken) stimulates many cell differentiation, growth inhibition, cell senescence and apoptosis.

C16 dihydro Ceramide (d18:0/16:0) (Cer(d18:0/16:0)) is a precursor for the synthesis of ceramides, induces autophagy in the perinuclear region, and can be used to study cell membrane stability and neurological diseases.