What does "neolactotetraosylceramide" mean?

A glycosphingolipid found in the nervous system, containing four monosaccharide residues and a ceramide. It acts as an enzyme to catalyse certain biochemical reactions.

What is a synonym for "neolactotetraosylceramide"?

Common synonyms include: paragloboside, paragloboside.

Neolactotetraosylceramide

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Noun

1
A glycosphingolipid found in the nervous system, containing four monosaccharide residues and a ceramide. It acts as an enzyme to catalyse certain biochemical reactions. uncountable
"GSL (glucosylceramide, lactosylceramide, globotriaosylceramide, lactotriaosylceramide, globotetraosylceramide and neolactotetraosylceramide) were separated."

Synonyms

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paragloboside paragloboside

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"GSL (glucosylceramide, lactosylceramide, globotriaosylceramide, lactotriaosylceramide, globotetraosylceramide and neolactotetraosylceramide) were separated."

Etymology

From neo- + lacto- + tetra- + osyl- + ceramide.

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