Glycosphingolipid Synthesis Also Starts from Ceramide

Glycosphingolipid Synthesis Also Starts from Ceramide [Pg.448]

As shown in figure 19.12, ceramide is also the precursor of glucosyl-ceramide, the simplest member of the glycosphin-golipids. The biosynthesis of glycosphingolipids shows [Pg.448]

Outline of biosynthesis of some glycosphingolipids. (Glc = glucose, Gal = galactose, GalNAc = A-acetylgalactosamine, NeuAc = w-acetylneuraminic acid. [Pg.450]

Glycosphingolipids Function as Structural Components and as Specific Cell Receptors [Pg.450]

Defects in Sphingolipid Catabolism Are Associated with Metabolic Diseases [Pg.450]

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