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galactocerebroside

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Also known as galactocerebrosides, galactosylceramide, galactosylceramides

thumb|300px|A galactosylceramide A galactosylceramide, or galactocerebroside is a type of cerebroside consisting of a ceramide with a galactose residue at the 1-hydroxyl moiety.

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Instance of
metabolite
Subclass of
galactolipid
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Commons category
Galactocerebroside
isomeric SMILES
[C@H]([C@@H](*)O)(NC(=O)*)COC1O[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H]1O)O)O)CO
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thumb|300px|A galactosylceramide A galactosylceramide, or galactocerebroside is a type of cerebroside consisting of a ceramide with a galactose residue at the 1-hydroxyl moiety.

The galactose is cleaved by galactosylceramidase.

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