Galactocerebroside
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A galactocerebroside (or galactosylceramide) is a type of cerebroside consisting of a ceramide with a galactose residue at the 1-hydroxyl moiety.
The galactose is cleaved by galactosylceramidase.
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- MeSH Galactocerebrosides
- g_01/12382696 at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
- http://web.indstate.edu/thcme/mwking/galactocerebroside.jpg (image)
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