Product Description: Bodipy C12-ceramide (B12Cer) is a fluorescently tagged form of C12-Ceramide (HY-100353) that displays excitation/emission maxima of 505/540 nm, respectively. Bodipy C12-ceramide is formed when acid sphingomyelinase hydrolyzes BODIPY-C12 sphingomyelin in vitro and has been used to quantify acid sphingomyelinase activity in plasma with Niemann-Pick disease[1].
Formula: C42H70BF2N3O3
References: [1]He X, et al. A fluorescence-based, high-performance liquid chromatographic assay to determine acid sphingomyelinase activity and diagnose types A and B Niemann-Pick disease. Anal Biochem. 2003 Mar 1;314(1):116-20.