title: Glycerophosphocholines of the earthworm, Pheretima asiatica.
abstract: The lipid composition of the earthworm, Pheretima asiatica (Annelida), was analyzed. Four glycerophospholipids, together with four known glycosphingolipids, were isolated in pure form. The former four were 1-alkyl 2-acyl glycerophosphocholines possessing a C17:0 and/or C18:1 fatty acid residue. Their structures, including the position and geometry of the double bond, were determined on the bases of chemical and spectral data.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Setsunan University, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Noda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyahara
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000845:Annelida / Q000737:chemistry*; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D005997:Glycerylphosphorylcholine / Q000737:chemistry*; D006868:Hydrolysis; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D013107:Sphingolipids / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D013107:Sphingolipids; D005997:Glycerylphosphorylcholine