GALACTOSYLCERAMIDES
\ɡˈalɐktˌɒsɪlsɪɹˌama͡ɪdz], \ɡˈalɐktˌɒsɪlsɪɹˌamaɪdz], \ɡ_ˈa_l_ɐ_k_t_ˌɒ_s_ɪ_l_s_ɪ_ɹ_ˌa_m_aɪ_d_z]\
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Cerebrosides which contain as their polar head group a galactose moiety bound in glycosidic linkage to the hydroxyl group of ceramide. Their accumulation in tissue, due to a defect in beta-galactosidase, is the cause of galactosylceramide lipidosis or globoid cell leukodystrophy.
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Nearby Words
- galactosylceramidase deficiency diseases
- galactosylceramide beta galactosidase
- galactosylceramide beta galactosidase deficiency disease
- galactosylceramide beta galactosidase deficiency diseases
- galactosylceramide galactosidase
- Galactosylceramides
- galactosylcerebroside beta galactosidase
- galactosylgalactosylglucosylceramidase
- galactosylsphingosine
- galactosyltransferases
- galactotherapy