GLYCOLIPID Definition & Meaning

glycolipid

[glahy-kuh-lip-id]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Biochemistry.

any of a class of lipids, comprising the cerebrosides and gangliosides, that upon hydrolysis yield galactose or a similar sugar, a fatty acid, and sphingosine or dihydrosphingosine.

glycolipid

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noun

any of a group of lipids containing a carbohydrate group, commonly glucose or galactose

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of glycolipid¹

First recorded in 1935–40; glyco- + lipid

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Structural analysis for glycolipid recognition by the C-type lectins Mincle and MCL.

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Adding their genome to the repertoire of sequenced primates illuminates new signals of positive selection in several pathways including glycolipid metabolism.

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Two new Gene Ontology categories were statistically enriched for positive selection in primates: ‘visual perception’ and ‘glycolipid metabolic processes’.

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glycolic acid glycolysis

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