Production of Rare Phyto-Ceramides from Abundant Food Plant Residues

• Published in: Journal of agricultural and food chemistry Vol. 65; no. 8; pp. 1507 - 1517
• Main Authors: Reisberg, Mathias, Arnold, Norbert, Porzel, Andrea, Neubert, Reinhard H. H, Dräger, Birgit
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 01.03.2017
• Subjects: Ceramides - chemistry; Ceramides - isolation & purification; Coffea - chemistry; Food Analysis; Malus - chemistry; Molecular Structure; Plant Extracts - chemistry; Plant Extracts - isolation & purification; Triticum - chemistry; Waste Products - analysis; coffee grounds; apple pomace; ceramide; Coffea sp; glucosylceramide; Malus domestica; Triticum sp; glucocerebrosidase; wheat germs

Ceramides (Cers) are major components of the outermost layer of the skin, the stratum corneum, and play a crucial role in permeability barrier functions. Alterations in Cer composition causing skin diseases are compensated with semisynthetic skin-identical Cers. Plants constitute new resources for C...