Sphingolipids from Bombycis Corpus 101A and their neurotrophic effects

J Nat Prod. 2003 Apr;66(4):466-9. doi: 10.1021/np0204491.

Abstract

Three new (2-4) and one known (1) sphingolipid were identified in the MeOH extract of Bombycis Corpus 101A. Their structures were elucidated as (4E,2S,3R)-2-N-octadecanoyl-4-tetradecasphingenine (1), (4E,6E,2S,3R)-2-N-eicosanoyl-4,6-tetradecasphingadienine (2), (4E,2S,3R)-2-N-eicosanoyl-4-tetradecasphingenine (3), and (4E,6E,2S,3R)-2-N-docosanoyl-4,6-tetradecasphingadienine (4) on the basis of spectroscopic data. Their neurotrophic effects were evaluated by examining PC12 cell neurite outgrowth.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bombyx / chemistry*
  • Korea
  • Larva / chemistry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nerve Growth Factors / chemistry
  • Nerve Growth Factors / isolation & purification*
  • Nerve Growth Factors / pharmacology
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • PC12 Cells / drug effects
  • Rats
  • Sphingolipids / chemistry
  • Sphingolipids / isolation & purification*
  • Sphingolipids / pharmacology
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Nerve Growth Factors
  • Sphingolipids