Science and Education Publishing Journal of Food and Nutrition Research 2333-1240 2 12 2014 11 13 Study on Molecular Tracking and Bioactivity of Glucocerebroside Isolated from Radish (Raphanus sativus L.) 914 917 EN Guifeng Li Shandong Lvyuan Agricultural Science and Technology Research Institute, Weifang, China Guixin Li Haixia Fan Mingdi Xia Jiangsheng Mao Yebing Chen Changying Guo JFNR20142129 10.12691/jfnr-2-12-9 2014 09 09 2014 11 01 2014 11 13 The cruciferous herb Weixian radish (Raphanus sativus L.), also known as Lai Fu, is a popular type of edible vegetable. The present paper describes the molecular tracking and bioactivity of glucocerebroside isolated from Weixian radish for the first time. Methanol extraction was carried out by using silica gel, Sephadex LH-20 and RP-C18 column chromatography. Based on their structures, the two compounds were determined to be 1-O-(β-D-glucopyranosyl)-(2S, 3S, 4R, 8E)-2-[(2'R)-2'-hydroxyl-tetracos-15'-enoyl amino]-8-octa-decene- 1, 3, 4-triol (glucocerebroside). The glucocerebroside could inhibit the growth of BEL-7402 cancer cells and induce apoptosis in these cells.