cerebroside

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cerebroside Any one of a class of glycolipids in which a single sugar unit is bound to a sphingolipid (see phospholipid). The most common cerebrosides are galactocerebrosides, containing the sugar group galactose; they are found in the plasma membranes of neural tissue and are abundant in the myelin sheaths of neurons.

cerebrosides

views updated May 18 2018

cerebrosides Complex lipids, containing the carbohydrate galactose, important in the myelin sheath of nerves.

cerebroside

views updated Jun 11 2018

cerebroside Ceramide monosaccharide, a substance that occurs most abundantly in the myelin sheath of nerves.