Isolation of a new cerebroside from the root bark of aralia elata

A new cerebroside, named Aralia cerebroside (1), was isolated from the root bark of Aralia elata. The structure of 1 was determined to be 1-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(2S,3S,4R, 8E)-2-[(2'R)-2'-hydroxypalmitoylamino]-8-octadecene-1,3,4-triol on the basis of physicochemical and spectroscopic studies.