o
CoA—S—C—CH2—CH2—(CH2)j2—CH3 + H2N—C—H
OH
Palmitoyl-CoA
Serine
3-ketosphinganine synthase
C02 + CoASH
CH2—CH2—(CH2)12—CHa
H2N—C—H
CH2OH
3-Ketosphinganine
(3-ketodihydrosphingosine)
NADPH + H'
3-ketosphinganine reductase
NADP
OH
CH—CH2—CH2—(CH2)j2—CH3
H2N—C—H
CH2OH
Sphinganine
(dihydrosphingosine)
O
^— R—C—SCoA acyl-CoA transferase CoASH
O
CH2OH
Dihydroceramide
UY-acylsphinganine)
^— FAD
dihydroceramide dehydrogenase FADH9
OH H
O
<^H—C=(j—(CH,)!,—CH3 R—C—NH—(j!— H H
CH2OH
Ceramide
(Ar-acylsphingosine)
FigurÄ™ 25-89 The biosynthesis of ceramide (.Y-acylsphingosine).