Enzymatic synthesis of glucocerebroside by a glucosyltransferase from embryonic chicken brain.

Animals Brain/enzymology Centrifugation, Density Gradient Ceramides Cerebrosides/biosynthesis Chick Embryo Chromatography, Thin Layer Edetic Acid/pharmacology Gangliosides/biosynthesis Glucosyltransferases/antagonists & inhibitors,metabolism Hydrogen-Ion Concentration Magnesium/pharmacology Manganese/pharmacology Membranes/enzymology Nucleoside Diphosphate Sugars/metabolism Osmolar Concentration Sphingosine/biosynthesis Structure-Activity Relationship Subcellular Fractions/enzymology Surface-Active Agents/pharmacology Time Factors Uridine Diphosphate Sugars/metabolism

Ceramides Cerebrosides Gangliosides Nucleoside Diphosphate Sugars Surface-Active Agents Uridine Diphosphate Sugars Manganese Edetic Acid Glucosyltransferases Magnesium Sphingosine