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Ganglioside

Any of several galactocerebrosides found in the surface membranes of nerve cells.

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    Any of several galactocerebrosides found in the surface membranes of nerve cells.

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gm1GM1 (monosialotetrahexosylganglioside) the "prototype" ganglioside, is a member of the ganglio series of gangliosides which contain one sialic acid residue.
gm2noun
galactosylcerebrosidenoun(biochemistry) Any cerebroside in which the sugar is galactose
ganglioseriesnounA series of related gangliosides containing the core structure Galβ(1,3)GalNAcβ(1,4)Galβ(1,4)Glcβ-Cer.
monosialotetrahexosylgangliosidenoun(biochemistry) A glycosphingolipid found in high concentrations in nerve cell membranes.
cerebrosidenoun(biochemistry) Any of several glycosphingolipids found in the membranes of muscle and nervous tissue
globosidenoun(biochemistry) A kind of glycosphingolipid with more than one sugar as the side chain (or R group) of ceramide
galactosidenoun(biochemistry) Any of several glycosides containing galactose
glucosylceramidenoun(biochemistry) Synonym of glucocerebroside.
galactosylceramidenoungalactocerebroside
lysogangliosidenoun(biochemistry) Any ganglioside that lacks an acyl group
sialogangliosidenounAny ganglioside derived from sialic acid.
galactosphingolipidnoun(biochemistry) Any sphingolipid in which the sugar component is galactose
gangliotetraosenoun(biochemistry) The tetraose sugar component of a ganglioside.
acetylgalactosaminidenoun(biochemistry) Any galactosaminyl derivative of a glycoprotein, especially one involved in glycan biosynthesis
galactocerebrocidenounMisspelling of galactocerebroside. [(biochemistry) Any cerebroside in which the sugar component is galactose]
paraglobosidenoun(biochemistry) neolactotetraosylceramide
galactolipidnoun(biochemistry) Any glycolipid in which the sugar component is galactose
galactogennoun(biochemistry) Any polysaccharide composed of galactose residues.
globoseriesnoun(biochemistry) A set of glycosphingolipids containing a galabiose-like linkage, important in human antigens.

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