title: Major polar lipids of hepatitis B antigen preparations: evidence for the presence of a glycosphingolipid.
abstract: The major phospholipids of hepatitis B antigen, subtype adw, were characterized as phosphatidylcholine, sphingomyelin, and lysophosphatidylcholine. In addition, two carbohydrate-containing lipids were observed, one of which was characterized as a non-sialic acid-containing, water-soluble glycosphingolipid. Upon hydrolysis the glycosphingolipid yielded both hydroxy and non-hydroxy fatty acid as well as a long-chain base which was putatively identified as dihydrosphingosine.
mesh_terms: D002854:Chromatography, Paper; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D006017:Glycolipids / Q000032:analysis; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D008055:Lipids / Q000032:analysis*; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines / Q000032:analysis; D013107:Sphingolipids / Q000032:analysis; D013109:Sphingomyelins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D006017:Glycolipids; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens; D008055:Lipids; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D013107:Sphingolipids; D013109:Sphingomyelins