| Literature DB >> 7937797 |
R A Lerner1, G Siuzdak, O Prospero-Garcia, S J Henriksen, D L Boger, B F Cravatt.
Abstract
We report the isolation of a heretofore unrecognized brain lipid that is present in cerebrospinal fluid of sleep-deprived cats. The molecule appears to be a long-chain base structurally related to sphingosine and sphinganine in which a second unsaturated bond has been introduced. An increase in the degree of unsaturation of a key membrane component is expected to have important physiological consequences.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID: 7937797 PMCID: PMC44841 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.91.20.9505
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205