Angström J, Falk P, Hansson G C, Holgersson J, Karlsson H, Karlsson K A, Strömberg N, Thurin J
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Biochim Biophys Acta. 1987 Oct 8;926(1):79-86. doi: 10.1016/0304-4165(87)90184-x.
Two blood group B-active glycosphingolipids were isolated from rat large intestine and characterized by mass spectrometry, proton NMR spectroscopy and methylation analysis. The following structures were concluded: Gal alpha 1----3(Fuc alpha 1----2)Gal beta 1----3GlcNAc beta 1----3Gal beta 1----4Glc beta 1----1Cer and Gal alpha 1----3(Fuc alpha 1----2)Gal beta 1----4(Fuc alpha 1----3)GlcNAc beta 1----3Gal beta 1----4Glc beta 1----1Cer. The two glycolipids thus differ in their core saccharides (type 1 and type 2 chain, respectively) and therefore must have different pathways for biosynthesis.