NOVEL SPHINGOGLYCOLIPID AND USE THEREOF.

摘要

A novel sphingoglycolipid represented by general formula (A), wherein R represents -CH(R2)-(CH2)X-H or -(CH2)7CH=CH(CH2)7-CH3; R1 represents -CH(R2)-(CH2)Y-R3 or -CH=CH-(CH2)Y-CH3; R2 represents H or OH; R3 represents methyl, isopropyl or sec-butyl; X represents an integer of 0 to 26; and Y represents an integer of 5 to 17. An antineoplastic agent and an immunopotentiator containing at least one abovementioned compound as an active ingredient. A process for preparing a sphingoglycolipid by taking a specified sphingoglycolipid out of a sponge Agelas mauritianus.