D. Ong, R. Brady
Nov 1, 1972
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Journal of lipid research
Abstract
Fatty acyl esters of N-hydroxysuccinimide have been used to directly N-acylate sphingenine or sphinganine, forming the corresponding ceramides. The reaction proceeds in excellent yield (84-96%) from small amounts of starting material (10-20 mg). The product ceramides are pure after one recrystallization.