globoside /glob·o·side/ (glob´o-sīd) a glycosphingolipid containing acetylated amino sugars and simple hexoses that accumulates in tissues in Sandhoff's disease but not in Tay-Sachs disease.
globoside [glob´o-sīd]
glo·bo·side (gl  b -s d )n. A glycosphingolipid, especially a ceramide tetrasaccharide, that is found in the kidneys, red blood cells, blood serum, liver, and spleen, and, in one form of gangliosidosis, accumulates in tissues. |
globoside [glob´o-sīd]
a sphingoglycolipid containing acetylated amino sugars and simple hexoses, occurring in human serum, spleen, liver, and erythrocytes, and accumulating in tissues in Sandhoff's disease.
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