Galactocerebroside

A galactocerebroside

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.

Galactocerebroside is a marker for oligodendrocytes in the brain, whether or not they form myelin.^[1]^[2]

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Sphingolipid
glucose

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Galactocerebrosides at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
CHEMBL110111
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Glycoconjugates, lipids and glycolipids: sphingolipids and glycosphingolipids, and metabolic intermediates

Ceramide

Ganglioside
pathway

From ganglioside	GM1 GM2 GD2

From globoside	Globotriaosylceramide

From sphingomyelin	Glucocerebroside

From sulfatide	Galactocerebroside

To sphingosine	Ceramide

Other

Sphingosine-1-phosphate

Index of inborn errors of metabolism

Description	Metabolism Enzymes and pathways: citric acid cycle enzymes pentose phosphate intermediates glycoproteins enzymes glycosaminoglycans proteoglycan enzymes phospholipid metabolism cholesterol and steroid intermediates sphingolipids enzymes eicosanoids enzymes amino acid intermediates urea cycle enzymes nucleotide intermediates

Disorders	Citric acid cycle and electron transport chain Glycoprotein Proteoglycan Fatty-acid Phospholipid Cholesterol and steroid Eicosanoid Amino acid Purine-pyrimidine Heme metabolism Symptoms and signs

Treatment	Drugs other

Index of biochemical families

Carbohydrates	Alcohols Glycoproteins Glycosides

Lipids	Eicosanoids Fatty acids intermediates Glycerides Phospholipids Sphingolipids Steroids

Nucleic acids	Constituents intermediates

Proteins	Amino acids intermediates

Other	Tetrapyrroles intermediates

Galactocerebroside

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