Nishio H, Mori K
Department of Agricultural Chemistry, University of Tokyo, Japan.
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 1995 Sep;59(9):1644-7. doi: 10.1271/bbb.59.1644.
(2S,3R,4E,23'Z)-1-O-(beta-D-Glucopyranosyl)-N-(32'-linoleoyloxy -23'-dotriacontenoyl)-4-sphingenine (1), a component of the esterified cerebrosides in the epidermis of guinea pigs, was synthesized by selective N-acylation of (2S,3R,4E)-1-O-(beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-4-sphingenine (18) with activated omega-linoleoyloxy fatty acid ester 17.