Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistryCacaoFermentationCeramidesHumansTandem Mass Spectrometry
High ceramide content in fermented cocoa bean shells (Theobroma cacao L.).
Yumi Yaita, Yuma Sato, Tomoyoshi Kubota, Emi Yumoto, Kazuya Sakiyama, Haruna Yoshida, Hidekazu Hagiwara, Hiroyuki Utsunomiya, Tomoko Sakazawa, Jinichiro Koga
Published: 202610.1093/bbb/zbaf180
Abstract
Analysis of various parts of cocoa by LC-ESI-MS/MS revealed that fermented cocoa bean shells contained high amounts of ceramides, especially a hydroxy phytoceramide (t18:0-h24:0, 466.6 μg/g) present in human skin. Its total ceramide content was highe…
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