Name: | Galactosylceramides |
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Description: | Cerebrosides which contain as their polar head group a galactose moiety bound in glycosidic linkage to the hydroxyl group of ceramide. Their accumulation in tissue, due to a defect in beta-galactosidase, is the cause of galactosylceramide lipidosis or globoid cell leukodystrophy. |
Synonyms: |
Galactocerebrosides; Ceramides, Galactosyl; Galactosyl Ceramides
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