Gangliosides

A subclass of ACIDIC GLYCOSPHINGOLIPIDS. They contain one or more sialic acid (N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID) residues. Using the Svennerholm system of abbrevations, gangliosides are designated G for ganglioside, plus subscript M, D, or T for mono-, di-, or trisialo, respectively, the subscript letter being followed by a subscript arabic numeral to indicated sequence of migration in thin-layer chromatograms. (From Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1997)

Also Known As:

Ganglioside; Sialoglycosphingolipids

Carbohydrates: 22023
- Glycoconjugates: 1353
  - Glycolipids: 2799
    - Glycosphingolipids: 1659
      - Acidic Glycosphingolipids: 20
        Gangliosides: 3319
Lipids: 114793
- Glycolipids: 2799
  - Glycosphingolipids: 1659
    - Acidic Glycosphingolipids: 20
      - Gangliosides: 3319
- Membrane Lipids: 1591
  - Sphingolipids: 3208
    - Glycosphingolipids: 1659
      - Acidic Glycosphingolipids: 20
        Gangliosides: 3319

ganglioside GD1a dilactone

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