A Novel Fucosyltetrahexosylceramide in Plerocercoids of the Parasite Spirometra erinacei

• DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0905u.x
• Publication Date: 2004-07-23T11:00:47Z
• Authors: Yasushi Kawakami; Kazuo Nakamura; Hisako Kojima; Minoru Suzuki; Fuyuhiko Inagaki; Akemi Suzuki; Junko Ikuta; Akihiko Uchida; Yoshihiko Murata; Yoichi Tamai
• Keywords: Glycosphingolipid

This glycosphingolipid was tentatively designated as GalSEGLx, in which the carbohydrate structure is characterized by an additional galactose molecule attached to reducing-end of SEGLx [Gal beta-4 (Fuc alpha-3) Glc beta-3 Gal beta Cer], previously determined us [Kawakami, Y., Nakamura, K., Kojima, H., Suzuki, M., Inagaki, F., A., Sonoki, S., Uchida, Murata, Y. & Tamai, (1993) J. Biochem. 114, 677-683], through a 1-6 linkage. The ceramide contained sphinganine and 4D-hydroxysphinganine about equimolar ratio, non-hydroxy fatty acid with carbon atoms ranging from 16 28, 26:0, 28:0 28:1 being major components. Based on finding that novel structure. Gal, commonly found glycosphingolipids parasite, S. erinacei, we here propose terms, spirometo series, for this core spirometosides, having