Molecular arrangements in sphingolipids. The crystal structure of cerebroside

• Published in: Chemistry and physics of lipids Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 175 - 191
• Main Authors: Pascher, Irmin, Sundell, Staffan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.01.1977

The single crystal analysis of a complex, membrane glycolipid is described. Cerebroside ( β-D-galactosyl- N-(2-D-hydroxyoctadecanoyl)-D-dihydrosphingosine, C 42 H 32 O 9 N · 1 2 C 2 H 5 OH ) — an important constituent of plasma membranes — crystallizes in the monoclinic spacegroup P2, with a = 11.20...