Ganglioside

A cerebroside containing glucose and/or galactose and neuraminic acid (an amino uronic acid).


One of a group of glycolipids found in the brain, liver, spleen, and red blood cells (they are particularly abundant in nerve cell membranes). Gangliosides are chemically similar to cerebrosides but contain additional carbohydrate groups.


A particular class of glycosphingolipid present in nerve tissue and in the spleen.


A lipid-based substance, characterized as fatty, resides within the brain and nerve cells.


 


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