The molecule is a bioactive sphingoid, sphinganine, in which the terminal hydroxy group has been replaced by a hydrogen. It has a role as an antineoplastic agent. It is a sphingoid and an amino alcohol. It derives from a sphinganine. It is a conjugate base of a 1-deoxysphinganine(1+).
(2S,3R)-2-aminooctadecan-3-ol