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Last Updated: November 14, 2025 Introduction to Sphingosine and the Ceramides The sphingolipids, like the phospholipids, are composed of a polar head group and two nonpolar tails. The core of sphingolipids is the long-chain amino alcohol, sphingosine. The...
Diseases and Disorders, Disorders of Glycoprotein and Glycolipid Degradation
Last Updated: November 9, 2025 Gangliosides Gangliosides are members of the glycosphingolipid family of glycolipids. Gangliosides are glycosphingolipids that are defined by the presence of N-acetylneuraminic acid (NANA; also known as sialic acid) in varying amounts....
Diseases and Disorders, Disorders of Glycoprotein and Glycolipid Degradation
Last Updated: November 9, 2025 Gangliosides Gangliosides are members of the glycosphingolipid family of glycolipids. Gangliosides are glycosphingolipids that are defined by the presence of N-acetylneuraminic acid (NANA; also known as sialic acid) in varying amounts....
Diseases and Disorders, Disorders of Glycoprotein and Glycolipid Degradation
Last Updated: November 9, 2025 Gangliosides Gangliosides are members of the glycosphingolipid family of glycolipids. Gangliosides are glycosphingolipids that are defined by the presence of N-acetylneuraminic acid (NANA; also known as sialic acid) in varying amounts....
Diseases and Disorders, Disorders of Glycoprotein and Glycolipid Degradation
Last Updated November 9, 2025 Gangliosides Gangliosides are members of the glycosphingolipid family of glycolipids. Gangliosides are glycosphingolipids that are defined by the presence of N-acetylneuraminic acid (NANA; also known as sialic acid) in varying amounts....
