glycosphingolipids

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glycosphingolipids

[glī′kōsfing′gōlip′ids]

compounds formed from carbohydrates and ceramide, a fatty substance, found in tissues of the central nervous system and also in erythrocytes. Deficiency of an enzyme needed to metabolize glycosphingolipids leads to a potentially fatal nervous system disorder.

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