Phytosphingosine in intestinal glycolipids of the rat fetus.
The intestinal glycolipids of rat fetuses contained two major long-chain bases, sphingosine and phytosphingosine. The occurrence of phytosphingosine in glucosylceramide and GM3 was lower at 17 days of gestation than at birth. The base composition of GD3 remained stable and consisted mainly of sphingosine.
D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus; D005865:Gestational Age; D006017:Glycolipids / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000196:embryology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013110:Sphingosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis
D006017:Glycolipids; C012491:phytosphingosine; D013110:Sphingosine