SYNTHESIS OF (4E,8E,2S,3R,2'R)-N-2'-HYDROXYHEXADECANOYL-1-O-β-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-9-METHYL-4,8-SPHINGADIENINE, THE FRUITING-INDUCING CEREBROSIDE IN A BASIDIOMYCETE SCHIZOPHYLLUM COMMUNE

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)96633-5

The title compound was synthesized by employing (R)-2-aminohexadecanoic acid, D-glucose and (S)-serine as the chiral sources, and the synthetic sample was found to be chemically and biologically identical with the fruiting-inducing cerebroside isolated fr