Mesh term Glycolipids
Browse to parent terms:Glycoconjugates
Lipids
Description
Any compound containing one or more monosaccharide residues bound by a glycosidic linkage to a hydrophobic moiety such as an acylglycerol (see GLYCERIDES), a sphingoid, a ceramide (CERAMIDES) (N-acylsphingoid) or a prenyl phosphate. (From IUPAC's webpage)Browse to child terms:
Cord Factors
Galactolipids
Glycosphingolipids
Glycosylphosphatidylinositols
Polyisoprenyl Phosphate Sugars
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