title: Sex pheromones of the hair crab Erimacrus isenbeckii. II. Synthesis of ceramides.
abstract: To confirm their structures and to assess the pheromonal activity, novel ceramides, possible sex pheromones of the hair crab Erimacrus isenbeckii, were synthesized from D-galactose. The synthetic ceramides were identical with the natural ceramides.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Aquatic Natural Products Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Asai
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fusetani
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsunaga
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003386:Brachyura; D002384:Catalysis; D002518:Ceramides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000378:metabolism; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D005260:Female; D005690:Galactose / Q000737:chemistry; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008297:Male; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010675:Pheromones / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000378:metabolism; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D002518:Ceramides; D010675:Pheromones; D005690:Galactose