A new 6-hydroxy-4-sphingenine-containing ceramide in human skin

A new ceramide consisting of 6-hydroxysphingosine linked to a non-hydroxyacid was found in human epidermal lipid. This ceramide was sought because its fatty acid and sphingoid moieties are present in other combinations in human epidermal ceramides. To isolate the new ceramide, the mixture of ceramid...

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Main Authors: Mary Ellen Stewart, Donald Talbot Downing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1999-08-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Subjects:
NMR
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002222752033385X