| 释义 |
ganglioside Biochem.|ˈgæŋglɪəʊsaɪd|
[a. G. ganglioside (E. Klenk 1942, in Zeitschr. f. physiol. Chem. CCLXXIII. 76), f. ganglion + -oside.]
Any of a group of glycolipids present chiefly in the grey matter of man and some animals and distinguished from cerebrosides by the presence of neuraminic acid among the products of their hydrolysis.
1943Chem. Abstr. XXXVII. 5743 (heading) The gangliosides and cerebrosides of cattle spleen. 1955R. J. Rossiter in K. A. C. Elliott et al. Neurochem. ii. 20 In the brains of patients suffering from Tay-Sach's disease the cerebrosides are largely replaced by gangliosides. 1969New Scientist 2 Jan. 32/2 Tetanus toxin is adsorbed by nerves, in particular by the chemical components known as gangliosides. |