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GANGLIOSIDE [1 record]

Record 1 1990-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
DEF

a type of glycolipid found in nerve cell membranes, composed of a fatty acid-substituted sphingosine molecule linked to an oligosaccharide that contains D-glucose, O-galactose, N-acetylgalactsamine and/or N-acetylneuraminic acid.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
DEF

substance du groupe des lipides non phosphorés contenant des oses (souvent du galactose), de l'acide lignocérique, de la sphingosine et de l'acide neuraminique.

CONT

les gangliosides sont des glycolipides trouvés dans le cerveau.

Spanish

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