Cerebroside C

Description: Cerebroside C is a fungal metabolite and glycosphingolipid that has been found in the rice pathogenic fungusM. grisea.1It induces production of the phytoalexin momilactone A when applied to wounded rice leaves, indicating that cerebroside C is an elicitor of the hypersensitive response in rice. Cerebroside C increases germination rate and reduces germination time in wheat seeds in a concentration-dependent manner at 4°C.2It also increases root length, fresh weight, and dry weight of wheat seedlings when used at a concentration of 20 µg/ml at 4°C, indicating increased chilling tolerance. Target: Others. Smiles: O(C[C@H](NC([C@@H](/C=C/CCCCCCCCCC CCCC)O)=O)[C@@H](/C=C/CC/C=C(/CCCCCCCCC)\C)O)[C@@H]1O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]1O. References: Koga, J., Yamuchi, T., Shimura, M., et al.Cerebrosides A and C, sphingolipid elicitors of hypersensitive cell death and phytoalexin accumulation in rice plantsJ. Biol. Chem.273(48)31985-31991(1998)