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glycolipid

[ glahy-kuh-lip-id ]

noun

Biochemistry.
  1. 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

/ ˌɡ±ô²¹Éª°ìəʊˈ±ôɪ±èɪ»å /

noun

  1. any of a group of lipids containing a carbohydrate group, commonly glucose or galactose
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog 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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