Phytosphingosine is a sphingoid base, a fundamental building block of more complex
sphingolipids. It is abundant in plants and fungi and present in animals.[1] Phytosphingosine has also been found to have interesting T-cell related anti-inflammatory properties in models of inflammatory bowel disease.[2]
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ISSN1078-0432.
PMID12576463.