Galactocerebroside meaning
A galactocerebroside (or galactosylceramide) is a type of cerebroside consisting of a ceramide with a galactose residue at the 1-hydroxyl moiety.
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The galactose is cleaved by galactosylceramidase.
Galactocerebroside is a marker for oligodendrocytes in the brain, whether or not they form myelin.
754 gm2 ganglioside or galactocerebroside
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