Starfish, glycolipids

W-(0-Methyl)glycolylneuraminic acid NeuSGcMe starfish glycolipids [44]... 

Gangliosides from the starfish Asterina pectinifera) are unique in containing neuraminic acid residues in the inner core of the glycolipid. 

The phospholipid and glycolipid contents of the brains, and several other characteristics, of thirty-two species of fish belonging either to the elasmobranches or to the teleosts have been reported, Three gangliosides isolated from the starfish Asterina pectinifera have sialic acid residues present in the interior of the carbohydrate chains. Lactosylceramide and water-soluble materials containing arabinose, galactose, and sialic acids were liberated during attempts to remove the sialic acid residues with acid. 

Findlay, J.A., He, Z.-Q., and Calhoun, LA. (1990h) Forhesin a novel sulfated glycolipid from the starfish Asterias fcftbesi. J. Nat. Prod., S3, 1015-1018. 

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