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sulfate-3-glucuronyl paragloboside

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More on Globosides Definition: Glycosphingolipids containing N-acetylglucosamine (paragloboside) or N-acetylgalactosamine (globoside). Globoside is the P antigen on erythrocytes and paragloboside is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of erythrocyte blood group ABH and P 1 glycosphingolipid antigens. The accumulation of globoside in tissue, due to a defect in hexosaminidases A and B, is the cause of Sandhoff disease.  /biosyn /physiol permitted    Other names Lacto-N-tetraosylceramide; Lacto-N-neotetraosylceramide; Cytolipins; Lacto N tetraosylceramide; Lacto N neotetraosylceramide; Lactoneotetraosylceramide
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sulfate-3-glucuronyl paragloboside [ SGPG,sulfate-3-glucuronyl neolactotetraosylceramide,sulfoglucuronosyl paragloboside ]
  structure given in first source 		0   *Globosides Chem Phys Lipids 1986;42(1-3):235

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