New ceramide from Alocasia macrorrhiza

Arch Pharm Res. 2004 Oct;27(10):1020-2. doi: 10.1007/BF02975424.

Abstract

A new ceramide alomacrorrhiza A was isolated from the ethanolic extract of the plant Alocasia macrorrhiza (L.) Schott. Its chemical structure was elucidated as (2S,3S,4R)-2N-[(2'R)-2'-hydroxy-hexacosanoyl]-tetradecane-1,3,4-triol based on extensive 1D, 2D NMR, EI-MS, FAB-MS, HR-FAB-MS spectroscopic data and chemical degradation studies.

MeSH terms

  • Acetylation
  • Alocasia / chemistry*
  • Ceramides / chemistry*
  • Hydrolysis
  • Indicators and Reagents
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Roots / chemistry
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Fast Atom Bombardment
  • Spectrophotometry, Infrared
  • Vietnam

Substances

  • Ceramides
  • Indicators and Reagents
  • Plant Extracts