Chemicals and Drugs

Glycolipids

Any compound containing one or more monosaccharide residues bound by a glycosidic linkage to a hydrophobic moiety such as an acylglycerol (see GLYCERIDES), a sphingoid, a ceramide (CERAMIDES) (N-acylsphingoid) or a prenyl phosphate. (From IUPAC's webpage)

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Any compound containing one or more monosaccharide residues bound by a glycosidic linkage to a hydrophobic moiety such as an acylglycerol (see GLYCERIDES), a sphingoid, a ceramide (CERAMIDES) (N-acylsphingoid) or a prenyl phosphate. (From IUPAC's webpage)

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  • Glycolipid

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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66(63); was see under LIPIDS 1963-65

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  1. D09w.400w.410w
  2. D10w.390w

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QU 85

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Glycolipids. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006017. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006017
  2. Glycolipids. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycolipid
  3. Glycolipids. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q422882