Definition of Glycosphingolipid

1. Noun. (biochemistry) a lipid that contains at least one monosaccharide unit and either a sphingoid or a ceramide ¹

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Medical Definition of Glycosphingolipid

1. Ceramide derivatives containing more than one sugar residue. If sialic acid is present these are called gangliosides. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Glycosphingolipid

glycosidation
glycosidations
glycoside
glycoside hydrolases
glycosides
glycosidic
glycosidic acid
glycosidic bond
glycosidically
glycosine
glycosines
glycosinolate
glycosinolates
glycoslated
glycosome
glycosphingolipid (current term)
glycosphingolipid beta1-3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase
glycosphingolipid beta1-6-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase
glycosphingolipids
glycostatic
glycosuria
glycosurias
glycosyl
glycosyl-amino-acid
glycosyl compound
glycosyl group
glycosyl phosphatidyl inositol
glycosylamine
glycosylamines
glycosylase

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