glycosyl glyceride
glycosyl glyceride
[glī‚kōs·əl ′glis·ə‚rīd] (biochemistry)
A class of glycolipids structurally analogous to phospholipids; they are the major glycolipids of plants and microorganisms but are rare in animals.
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