Lactosylceramides
Glycosphingolipids which contain as their polar head group a lactose moiety bound in glycosidic linkage to the hydroxyl group of ceramide. Their accumulation in tissue, due to a defect in lactosylceramide beta-galactosidase, is the cause of lactosylceramidosis.
Year introduced: 1991(1979)
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Tree Number(s): D02.065.313.612, D09.400.410.420.525.200.612, D10.390.470.675.200.612, D10.570.877.360.612.200.612
MeSH Unique ID: D007790
Entry Terms:
- Lactosyl Ceramides
- Ceramides, Lactosyl
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