ISSN:
1434-193X
Keywords:
Glycosphingolipids
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Gangliosides
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Sea cucumber
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Holothuria pervicax
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Neuritogenic activity
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Natural products
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Chemistry
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General Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Three ganglioside molecular species, HPG-8, HPG-3, and HPG-1, have been obtained from the polar fraction of the chloroform/methanol extract of the sea cucumber Holothuriapervicax. The structures of these gangliosides have been determined on the basis of chemical and spectroscopic evidence. They represent new ganglioside molecular species. HPG-8 is a sulfated monosialo-ganglioside, while HPG-3 and HPG-1 are disialo-gangliosides possessing 2→4-linked tandem-type disialosyl moieties. These three gangliosides qualitative neuritogenic activity toward the rat pheochromocytoma cell line, PC-12 cells.
Additional Material:
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Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
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