Svensk definition
Cerebrosider som polärt innehåller en glukosdel med glykosidbindning till hydroxylgruppen hos ceramider. Ansamling av ämnet i kroppsvävnaderna, pga betaglukosidasbrist, är orsaken till Gauchers sjukdom.
Glucosylceramides
Glukosylceramider
Engelsk definition
Cerebrosides which contain as their polar head group a glucose moiety bound in glycosidic linkage to the hydroxyl group of ceramides. Their accumulation in tissue, due to a defect in beta-glucosidase, is the cause of Gaucher's disease.
Svenska synonymer
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Engelska synonymer
Glucosyl Ceramide — Ceramide, Glucosyl — Glucosyl Ceramides — Ceramides, Glucosyl — Glucocerebroside — Glucosylceramide — Glucocerebrosides