| Term Name: | N-acyl-beta-D-galactosylsphingosine |
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| Synonyms: | 1-O-beta-D-galactopyranosylceramide, 1-O-D-galactopyranosyl-2-N-acylsphingosine, a beta-D-galactosyl-(1<->1')-N-acylsphing-4-enine, beta-galactosyl-(1->1)-ceramide, beta-GalCer, Cerebroside, D-Galactosyl-N-acylsphingosine, D-Galactosylceramide, Galactocerebroside, Galactosylceramide, GalC, ganglioside GL1b |
| Definition: | An N-acyl-D-galactosylsphingosine in which the anomeric configuration of the galactosyl residue is beta; sphingosine substituted at the O-1 position by a beta-D-galactosyl group and at the N-2 position by an acyl group. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:18390] ( EBI ) |