Constituents of holothuroidea, 14. Isolation and structure of new glucocerebroside molecular species from the sea cucumber Stichopus japonicus

Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2005 Apr;53(4):382-6. doi: 10.1248/cpb.53.382.

Abstract

Five glucocerebroside molecular species, SJC-1-SJC-5, have been isolated from the less polar lipid fraction of a chloroform/methanol extract of the sea cucumber Stichopus japonicus. The structures of these glucocerebroside molecular species were determined on the basis of chemical and spectroscopic evidence. SJC-1, SJC-2, and SJC-3 are typical sphingosine- and phytosphingosine-type glucocerebroside molecular species with nonhydroxylated and hydroxylated fatty acyl moieties. SJC-4 and SJC-5 are also sphingosine-type glucocerebroside molecular species with hydroxylated fatty acyl moieties, although they are new glucocerebroside molecular species with unique sphingosine bases.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
  • Glucosylceramides / chemistry*
  • Glucosylceramides / isolation & purification
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Methanol
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Sea Cucumbers / chemistry*
  • Solvents
  • Spectrophotometry, Infrared

Substances

  • Glucosylceramides
  • Solvents
  • Methanol