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Sphingolipid Biochemistry (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983)
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Sphingolipid Biochemistry (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983)
Series: Handbook of Lipid Research, 3
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Interest in and emphasis upon different aspects of the
sphingolipids have, in general, followed the biochemical
developments of the day. The early inves- tigators were preoccupied
principally with the isolation of "pure" compounds and structural
elucidation. This historical perspective is found in the discus-
sion presented in Chapter 1 (Section 1. 1. 2 and Table III). Still,
the isolation and structural characterization of glycolipids are
the basic foundation of all our knowledge of enzymology,
immunology, and cell biology. Recent infor- mation obtained on
structure has greatly affected the interpretation of various
phenomena related to glycolipids. New structures suggest a new role
of gly- colipids as antigens and receptors. Ten years ago, only
four neutral glycolipids and two gangliosides were known in human
erythrocytes. We now know structures of at least twenty additional
neutral glycolipids and ten additional gangliosides in human
erythrocytes that are known to be important blood group,
heterophil, and autoantigens. Erythrocytes are only one example of
a cell type whose glycolipid profile has been extensively studied.
Our defective knowledge in immunology and cell biology may be due
to incomplete un- derstanding of structural chemistry. Modern
methodology based on methyla- tion analysis, mass spectrometry, and
enzymatic degradation has supple- mented classical analysis based
on clorimetry. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy is still in
the development stage, but will eventually replace var- ious
chemical analyses. However, important future studies should be
directed toward elucidating the organizational structure of
glycolipids in membranes.
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