Isolation and characterization of a heptaglycosylceramide from bovine erythrocyte membranes.

A heptaglycosylceramide was isolated from bovine erythrocyte membranes. The structure was characterized to be Gal(alpha 1-3)Gal(beta 1-4)GlcNAc(beta1-3)Gal(beta 1-4)Glc-NAc(beta 1-4)al(beta 1-4)GlcCer. A hexaglycosylceramide that has the same sequence except for the terminal alpha-galactosyl unit ha...

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Main Authors: J L Chien, S C Li, Y T Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1979-07-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520405917