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Monohexosylceramides of Trypanosoma dionisii
E Barreto-Bergter1, M H Branquinha, G Pohlentz
1Departamento de Microbiologia Geral, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil IMMGBEL@microbio.uftj.br
The Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology
|November 1, 1996
Abstract:
A detailed knowledge of the primary structure of neutral glycosphingolipids isolated and purified from Trypanosoma dionisii has been elucidated using a combination of techniques--as column chromatography, HPTLC and GC-MS together with fast atom bombardment spectrometry. The ceramide monohexoside fraction (CMH) contained both glucosyl- and galactosylceramides in a ratio of 1:1, sphingosine and as fatty acyl groups mainly C-24 saturated and 2-hydroxy fatty acids. A close similarity between Trypanosoma cruzi and T. dionisii monohexosylceramides was reported.