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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. lipids
  3. sphingolipids
  4. glycosphingolipids
  5. cerebrosides
  6. glucosylceramides
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. lipids
  3. sphingolipids
  4. glycosphingolipids
  5. cerebrosides
  6. glucosylceramides
  1. Fields of Study
  2. lipids
  3. glycolipids
  4. glycosphingolipids
  5. cerebrosides
  6. glucosylceramides
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. lipids
  3. glycolipids
  4. glycosphingolipids
  5. cerebrosides
  6. glucosylceramides
  1. Fields of Study
  2. carbohydrates
  3. glycolipids
  4. glycosphingolipids
  5. cerebrosides
  6. glucosylceramides
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. carbohydrates
  3. glycolipids
  4. glycosphingolipids
  5. cerebrosides
  6. glucosylceramides

Preferred term

glucosylceramides

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information Cerebrosides which contain as their polar head group a glucose moiety bound in glycosidic linkage to the hydroxyl group of ceramides. Their accumulation in tissue, due to a defect in beta-glucosidase, is the cause of Gaucher's disease.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2018

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • glucosyl ceramides

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/313030

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