cerebroside

See also: cérébroside

English

Etymology

From cerebrose galactose, cerebro- + -ose + -ide.

Noun

cerebroside (plural cerebrosides)

1. (biochemistry) Any of several glycosphingolipids found in the membranes of muscle and nervous tissue

Derived terms

• ceramide
• cerebrosidase
• galactocerebroside
• glucocerebroside
• lactocerebroside

 

See also

• asteriacerebroside
• myelin

Anagrams

• cerberoside

Italian

Noun

cerebroside m (plural cerebrosidi)

1. cerebroside