A Convenient Synthesis of Sphingosine and Ceramide from D-Xylose or D-Galactose |
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| Authors: | Makoto Kiso Akemi Nakamura Junko Nakamura Yoshimi Tomita Akira Hasegawa |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Agricultural Chemistry , Gifu university , Gifu, 501-11, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Ceramide, i.e., N-fatty acylated sphingosine and its homolog, is a highly heterogeneous and hydrophobic component of the glycosphingolipids1 such as gangliosides,2 which may play important roles in the surface region of the biological membranes. |
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