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glycolipid
[ glahy-kuh-lip-id ]
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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of glycolipid1
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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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