Medical Definition of Lactosylceramides

1. 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. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lactosylceramides

lactose
lactose
lactose-litmus agar
lactoses
lactose carrier protein
lactose factors
lactose intolerance
lactose intolerance
lactose operon
lactose permease
lactose repressor
lactose synthase
lactosuria
lactosuria
lactosylceramidase
lactosylceramides (current term)
lactotherapy
lactotropin
lactovegetarian
lactoylglutathione lyase
lactuca
Lactuca
Lactuca sativa
Lactuca sativa asparagina
Lactuca sativa capitata
Lactuca sativa crispa
Lactuca sativa longifolia
Lactuca scariola
Lactuca serriola
lactucic

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