Kinetic Changes in Free Ceramide and Cerebroside during Germination of Black Gram |
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| Authors: | Yasuo Kondo Masuo Nakano |
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| Institution: | 1. Tokyo Dietitian Academy (Shokuryo Gakuiri), Ikejiri 2, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 154, Japan;2. Department of Agro-environmental Science, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro 080, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Free ceramide and cerebroside were isolated from black gram sprouts of all germinating stages. Free ceramide and cerebroside were found to increase during germination.The major sphingosine bases of free ceramide were 4-hydroxysphingenine and 4-hydroxy-sphinganine (trihydroxy type) while that of cerebroside was sphinga-4,8-dienine (dihydroxy type). A change in the component sphingosine base was that 4-hydroxysphingenine in free ceramide and cerebroside increased slightly after germination.The major fatty acid of free ceramide was α-hydroxylignoceric acid while that of cerebroside was α-hydroxypalmitic acid. Changes in component fatty acid were that α-hydroxylignoceric acid in both sphingolipids increased after germination. |
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