The molecule is a phosphosphingolipid that consists of sphingosine having a phospho group attached at position 1 It has a role as a vasodilator agent, a sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor agonist, a signalling molecule, a T-cell proliferation inhibitor and a mouse metabolite. It derives from a sphingosine. It is a conjugate acid of a sphingosine 1-phosphate(1-).
[(E,2S,3R)-2-amino-3-hydroxyoctadec-4-enyl] dihydrogen phosphate