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Ceramides

Known as: N-Acyl Sphingosine, Ceramides [Chemical/Ingredient], Ceramide (lipids) 
One of a number of a class of sphingolipids, N-acyl derivatives with long chains. Ceramide is the core molecule for the synthesis of sphingomyelin… 
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1-methylthiodihydroceramide2'-hydroxy C16-ceramide3-deoxyphytoceramide9-O-MGN-MGN-MGN-IPCA
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Sphingolipids

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Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Factors affecting surface expression of glycolipids: influence of lipid environment and ceramide composition on antibody recognition of cerebroside sulfate in liposomes.
The reactivity of the acidic glycolipid cerebroside sulfate (CBS) with antibody was studied as a function of its lipid… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Synthesis of lysogangliosides.
The synthesis of gangliosides GM3, GM2, GM1, and GD1a solely lacking the fatty acid moiety, and thus called lysogangliosides in… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Analysis and quantitation of free ceramide containing nonhydroxy and 2-hydroxy fatty acids, and phytosphingosine by high-performance liquid chromatography.
Reaction of ceramides containing nonhydroxy fatty acids with benzoyl chloride in pyridine at 70 degrees C for 1 hr resulted in N… 
1976
1976
Preparative isolation of cerebrosides (galactosyl and glucosyl ceramide).
An improved method for isolating cerebrosides from natural sources is described. The method is particularly suited to large scale… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
N-hexyl-O-glucosyl sphingosine, an inhibitor of glucosyl ceramide -glucosidase.
A synthetic analog of glucocerebroside, N-hexyl-O-glucosyl sphingosine, was found to inhibit the glucosidase in rat spleen that… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Studies on the Diversity of Inositol-Containing Yeast Phospholipids: Incorporation of 2-Deoxyglucose into Lipid
Seven inositol-containing phospholipids in Saccharomyces cerevisiae can be resolved by two-dimensional chromatography on silicic… 
1970
1970
Gas--liquid chromatography--mass spectrometry of synthetic ceramides containing 2-hydroxy acids.
Ceramides containing either sphingosine or sphinganine and one of the 2-hydroxy acids, 14h:0, 16h:0, 18h:0, 20h:0, 22h:0, 24h:0… 
1970
1970
Gas-liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry of synthetic ceramides containing phytosphingosine.
Ceramides containing phytosphingosine as base and one of the fatty acids 16:0, 18:0, 20:0, 22:0, 23:0, and 24:0, were prepared by… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
IN VIVO CONVERSIONS OF CEREBROSIDE AND CERAMIDE IN RAT BRAIN.
Lignoceric a~id-1-C'~ was used to make lignoceroyl psychosine (kerasin) and stearic acid-l-Cl4 to make stearoyl sphingosine… 
1964
1964
STUDIES ON BRAIN GANGLIOSIDES. I. THE ISOLATION AND COMPOSITION OF A TRISIALOGANGLIOSIDE.
Brain gangliosides, extracted with tetrahydrofuran and then purified, contained 1.03 ± 0.05 μmoles N-acetylneuraminic acid (NANA…