Avanti Polar Lipids

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Natural Products

Cerebrosides

Purity >99%

Typical Cerebroside Structure

Total Cerebrosides (Brain, Porcine)

Source	M.W.*	Physical State	Catalog Number
Brain	828.27	Powder	131303	Product Data

*Based on lignocerol from (24:0)

Specifications

TLC:	Two closely migrating spots
Solubility
Soluble:	Hot Alcohol, Pyridine
Insoluble:	Acetone, Diethyl Ether
Stability
Storage:	-20^°C
Shelf Life:	2 Years

Preparation Avanti offers cerebrosides isolated from brain tissue. After mild alkaline hydrolysis, the pure cerebrosides are isolated by column chromatography.

Note
The total brain cerebrosides appear as a double spot on thin layer chromatography (CHCL₃-methanol-water-65:25:4). The top spot corresponds to ceresine which contain non-hydroxylated fatty acids, and the bottom spot corresponds to phrenosin which contain hydroxylated fatty acids. *Note: Results expressed as area percentage by FAME - GC/FID

Now available in synthetic form

Reference
Spanger, H.S. and Scherphof, G.L., (1983), "Targeting of lactosylceramide-containing liposomes to hepatocytes in vivo," Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 734, 40-47.