A Convenient Synthesis of Sphingosine and Ceramide from D-Xylose or D-Galactose
- 1 June 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Carbohydrate Chemistry
- Vol. 5 (2), 335-340
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07328308608062971
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.Keywords
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