Isolation and identification of human hair ceramides.
Synopsis The analysis of the lipids extracted from human hair by silica-gel-column liquid chromatography permitted an isolation of the fraction enriched in free ceramides. These were identified by GC/MS and are related to ceramide classes 2 and 5 in which the long-chain base was predominantly sphinganine. This differs from that observed in the free ceramides found within the stratum corenum.
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Laboratories de Recherche Avancée. Sciencesde la Matiére, L'Oréal, I Avenue E. Schueller, 93600 Aulnaysous-Bois, France.
Kaba
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Francois
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Saint-Leger
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