Identification of Major Cerebroside Species in Seven Edible Mushrooms.

Abstract

Cerebroside was isolated from Maitake mushroom (Glifola frondosa) as the major glycolipid, and its representative mol. species of ceramide residues was characterized as N-hydroxypalmitoyl-9-methyl-trans-4,trans-8-sphigadienine, which was subsequently shown distributed not only in the fruiting bodies of six other basidiomycetes but mycelium of G. frondosa as well. Trans-4-sphingenine and trans-4,trans-8-sphingadienine as well as trihydroxy straight-chain sphingoid bases with chain length from 18 to 20 carbons were also confirmed present in the mushroom cerebroside, although in minor amts. [on SciFinder (R)]