cerebrosiden.
/ˈsɛrɪbrəʊˌsʌɪd/ Biochemistry.
Any of a group of nitrogenous fatty substances found in the brain and other nerve tissue, that by hydrolysis yield galactose, sphingosine, etc.
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1883 J. L. W. Thudichum in Brit. Med. Jrnl. 15 Sept. 525/1 Let us cast a glance at a class of immediate principles of the brain, which I have termed cerebrosides. The principal one is phrenoid; the second in order of quantity is kerain; together they form about 5 per cent. of the weight of the brain.
1956 Nature 7 Jan. 21/2 Dr. H. E. Carter..gave further information regarding cerebrosides and cerebroside sulphuric ester.
1957 Sci. News 45 93 The cerebrosides are found chiefly in the human brain... When hydrolysed they give one molecule each of D-galactose or D-glucose, a fatty acid, and a nitrogenous base, sphingosine.
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