Glycosphingolipids
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Subtype
In programming language theory, subtyping or subtype polymorphism is a form of type polymorphism in which a subtype is a datatype that is related to another datatype by some notion of substitutability, meaning that program constructs, typically subroutines or functions, written to operate on...
of glycolipids containing the amino alcohol
Amino alcohol
Amino alcohols are organic compounds that contain both an amine functional group and an alcohol functional group.-Common amino alcohols:* Ethanolamines* Heptaminol* Isoetarine* Norepinephrine* Propanolamines* Sphingosine...
sphingosine
Sphingosine
Sphingosine is an 18-carbon amino alcohol with an unsaturated hydrocarbon chain, which forms a primary part of sphingolipids, a class of cell membrane lipids that include sphingomyelin, an important phospholipid.-Functions:...
. They include:
- CerebrosideCerebrosideCerebrosides is the common name for a group of glycosphingolipids called monoglycosylceramides which are important components in animal muscle and nerve cell membranes.They consist of a ceramide with a single sugar residue at the 1-hydroxyl moiety...
s - GangliosideGangliosideGanglioside is a molecule composed of a glycosphingolipid with one or more sialic acids linked on the sugar chain. The 60+ known gangliosides differ mainly in the position and number of NANA residues.It is a component of the cell plasma membrane that modulates cell signal transduction events...
s - GlobosideGlobosideA globoside is a type of glycosphingolipid with more than one sugars as the side chain . The sugars are usually a combination of N-Acetylgalactosamine, D-glucose or D-galactose. A glycosphingolipid that has only one sugar as the side chain is called a cerebroside.The side chain can be cleaved by...
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