Synthesis of (2S,2'R,3S,4R)-2-(2'-hydroxy-21'-methyidocosanoylamino)-1,3,4-pentadecanetriol, the ceramide sex pheromone of the female hair crab, Erimacrus isenbeckii.

Yui Masuda, Masao Yoshida, Kenji Mori

Index: Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 66(7) , 1531-7, (2002)

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Abstract

The ceramide sex pheromone [(2S,2'R,3S,4R)-2-(2'-hydroxy-21-methyldocosanoylamino)-1,3,4-pentadecanetriol (1)] of the female hair crab (Erimacrus isenbeckii) was synthesized by starting from (S)-serine and 12-bromo-1-dodecanol.