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Glycolipids

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Glycolipids

 

fatty substances containing carbohydrates. The main representatives of glycolipids are the cerebrosides (which are characteristic of nerve tissue) and the gangliosides (which are observed in nerve ganglions and are characteristic of cellular membranes, especially the membranes of erythrocytes). Glycolipids consist of the diatomic saturated alcohol sphingosine, the hexatomic carbohydrate hexose (galactose or glucose), a fatty acid with 24 carbon atoms, and sialic acid.

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Sialic acids widely distributed in nature as terminal sugars in glycoproteins or glycolipids, impart a net negative charge to cell surface and are reported to be important in cell-to-cell and cell-to-matrix interactions.
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The term sugar refers loosely to a number of different types of carbohydrates, including monosaccharides (glucose, fructose), disaccharides (sucrose, lactose), oligosaccharides, and polysaccharides (common components of glycoproteins and glycolipids).
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