Meanings
- uncountablebiochemistryA glycosphingolipid found in the nervous system, containing four monosaccharide residues and a ceramide. It acts as an enzyme to catalyse certain biochemical reactions.
On glycolipids, [ST3Gal6] has a high affinity for neolactotetraosylceramide and neolactohexaosylceramide structures[…]
2006, Michelle A. Lum, The Role of Differential Glyco-gene Expression in Cancer Metastasis, page 472 more examples
GSL (glucosylceramide, lactosylceramide, globotriaosylceramide, lactotriaosylceramide, globotetraosylceramide and neolactotetraosylceramide) were separated.
1988, Otakar Mikeš, Separation of Individual Compound Classesβ3Gn-T5 exhibited strong activity in transferring GlcNAc to glycolipid substrates, such as lactosylceramide (LacCer) and neolactotetraosylceramide (nLatCer; paragloboside), to produce Lc3Cer and neolactopentaosylceramide (nLcsCer) […]
2009, Wiley encyclopedia of chemical biology, volume 1, page 641Synonyms: paragloboside
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA glycosphingolipid found in the nervous system, containing four monosaccharide residues and a ceramide. It acts as an enzyme to catalyse certain biochemical reactions.
Origin
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