Glycolipids

Any compound containing one or more monosaccharide residues bound by a glycosidic linkage to a hydrophobic moiety such as an acylglycerol (see GLYCERIDES), a sphingoid, a ceramide (CERAMIDES) (N-acylsphingoid) or a prenyl phosphate. (From IUPAC's webpage)

Year introduced: 1966(1963)

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Tree Number(s): D09.400.410, D10.390

MeSH Unique ID: D006017

Entry Terms:

• Glycolipid

All MeSH Categories
Chemicals and Drugs Category
Carbohydrates
Glycoconjugates
Glycolipids
Galactolipids
Glycosphingolipids
Acidic Glycosphingolipids +
Neutral Glycosphingolipids +
Psychosine
Glycosylphosphatidylinositols

All MeSH Categories
Chemicals and Drugs Category
Lipids
Glycolipids
Cord Factors
Galactolipids
Glycosphingolipids
Acidic Glycosphingolipids +
Neutral Glycosphingolipids +
Psychosine
Glycosylphosphatidylinositols
Polyisoprenyl Phosphate Sugars
Polyisoprenyl Phosphate Monosaccharides +
Polyisoprenyl Phosphate Oligosaccharides