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Cerebrosides from Longan Arillus

  • Ryu, Ji-Young (Natural Products Research Institute and College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Ju-Sun (Natural Products Research Institute and College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kang, Sam-Sik (Natural Products Research Institute and College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University)
  • Published : 2003.02.01
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Abstract

From the pulp of Euphoria longana (Longan Arillus), three cerebroside molecular species have been isolated. Six known cerebrosides, soyacerebrosides I and II, 1-Ο-$\beta$-D-glucopyranosyl-(2S,3R,4E,8E)-2-(2 -lignoceroylamino)-4,8-octadecadiene-1,3-diol (long an cerebroside I) and its 8Z isomer (Iongan cerebroside II), momor-cerebroside I, and phytolacca cerebroside, were identified as major components of these cerebroside molecular species. All the cerebrosides were shown to be a mixture of geometrical isomers (8E and 8Z) of sphingosine-type or phytosphingosine-type glucocerebrosides possessing 2-hydroxy fatty acids. The structures of these cerebrosides have been determined on the basis of chemical and spectroscopic evidence.

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