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Cerebroside

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galactosylcerebrosidenoun(biochemistry) Any cerebroside in which the sugar is galactose
glucosylceramidenoun(biochemistry) Synonym of glucocerebroside.
gangliosidenoun(biochemistry) Any of several galactocerebrosides found in the surface membranes of nerve cells.
sphingosinenoun(biochemistry) An unsaturated aliphatic amino alcohol associated with the lipids of brain tissue
cerebrolnoun(biochemistry, obsolete) An oily reddish fluid found in brain tissue.
globosidenoun(biochemistry) A kind of glycosphingolipid with more than one sugar as the side chain (or R group) of ceramide
monosialotetrahexosylgangliosidenoun(biochemistry) A glycosphingolipid found in high concentrations in nerve cell membranes.
glycosphingolipidnoun(biochemistry) a lipid that contains at least one monosaccharide unit and either a sphingoid or a ceramide
glucosylcerebrosidasenoun(biochemistry) Any enzyme that removes the glucosyl part of a cerebroside
galactosylceramidenoungalactocerebroside
sphingomyelinnoun(organic chemistry) a phospholipid, derived from sphingosine and choline, found in nerve tissue
cerebrinnoun(biochemistry, dated) A non-phosphorized nitrogenous substance, obtained from brain and nerve tissue by extraction with boiling alcohol. It is uncertain whether it exists as such in nerve tissue, or is a product of the decomposition of some more complex substance.
biosidenoun(biochemistry) Any glycoside of a biose
glucosphingolipidnoun(biochemistry) Any glycosphingolipid in which the sugar is glucose
galactocerebrocidenounMisspelling of galactocerebroside. [(biochemistry) Any cerebroside in which the sugar component is galactose]
sphingolipidnoun(biochemistry) Any lipid, such as sphingomyelin, that is derived from sphingosine or one of its derivatives
phosphorylceramidenoun(biochemistry) Synonym of sphingomyelin.
cerebroproteinnoun(biochemistry) The protein content of brain tissue
globotriaosylceramidenoun(biochemistry) A glycolipid that accumulates in the walls of blood vessels in people with a galactosidase deficiency
pentaglycosylceramidenoun(biochemistry) A glycosylceramide in which the sugar is a pentasaccharide

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