• Cerebrosides containing a sulfuric ester (sulfate) group, known as sulfatides, also occur in the myelin sheath of nerves. (wikipedia.org)
  • In addition, ceramide can be converted to sulfatides by the action of galactosylceramide synthase followed by cerebroside sulfotransferase (CST). (frontiersin.org)
  • Cerebroside molecules are able form up to eight intermolecular hydrogen bonds between the polar hydrogens of the sugar and the hydroxy and amide groups of the sphingosine base of the ceramide. (wikipedia.org)
  • The cerebroside has a sphingosine core. (brainwritings.com)
  • Cerebroside sulfate, an integral constituent of the myelin sheaths surrounding neuronal axons in the brain, helps to maintain optimal neurological health. (holisticprimarycare.net)
  • Cerebroside synthesis can therefore give a measurement of myelin formation or remyelination. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cerebrosides are found in the brain and in the myelin sheath of nerve tissue. (quizlet.com)
  • In Krabbe disease, an enzyme needed to break down lipids, called cerebroside beta-galactosidase, is not working correctly. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Monoglycosyl and oligoglycosylceramides having a mono or polysaccharide bonded glycosidically to the terminal OH group of ceramide are defined as cerebrosides. (wikipedia.org)
  • Site‐Selective trans‐Hydrostannation of 1,3‐ and 1,n‐Diynes: Application to the Total Synthesis of Typhonosides E and F, and a Fluorinated Cerebroside Analogue. (mpg.de)
  • Cerebroside E, a compound found in the fruiting bodies of Hericium erinaceus, was shown to be particularly beneficial in cancer treatment. (forij.co)
  • The fundamental structure of a cerebroside is ceramide. (wikipedia.org)
  • The melting point of cerebrosides is considerably greater than physiological body temperature, >37.0 °C, giving glycolipids a paracrystalline, similar to liquid crystal structure. (wikipedia.org)
  • We also show that the order parameter describing the head group wobble is fully determined for each system, and it indicates a rather mobile structure for the cerebroside head group, in a variety of environments. (illinois.edu)
  • The structure of the cerebroside phrenosine. (quizlet.com)
  • Cerebrosides which contain as their polar head group a galactose moiety bound in glycosidic linkage to the hydroxyl group of ceramide. (uchicago.edu)
  • A 2015 study concluded that cerebroside E inhibited angiogenesis (the formation of new blood cells) in cancer cells and promoted cancer apoptosis. (forij.co)
  • The fundamental structure of a cerebroside is ceramide. (wikipedia.org)
  • Monoglycosyl and oligoglycosylceramides having a mono or polysaccharide bonded glycosidically to the terminal OH group of ceramide are defined as cerebrosides. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cerebroside molecules are able form up to eight intermolecular hydrogen bonds between the polar hydrogens of the sugar and the hydroxy and amide groups of the sphingosine base of the ceramide. (wikipedia.org)
  • The metabolism of sulfatide, which synthesized by two transferases (ceramide galactosyltransferase and cerebroside sulfotransferase) from ceramide and specifically degraded by a sulfatase (arylsulfatase A), is very simple compared to that of many gangliosides. (go.jp)
  • Other common groups bonded to the terminal oxygen atom include phosphocholine , yielding a sphingomyelin , and various sugar monomers or dimers, yielding cerebrosides and globosides , respectively. (cloudfront.net)
  • Sphingolipids from this study included ceramides (Cer), cerebrosides (GlcCer), and sphingomyelin (SM). (vanderbilt.edu)
  • Cerebrosides have a single glucose or galactose at the 1-hydroxy position. (cloudfront.net)
  • Galactose is a crucial component of cerebroside, which can aid in an infant's brain growth. (farmdidi.com)
  • With antioxidant and anticancer allows the strengthening of the immune system, conferring protection against diseas¬ es of the cardiovascular system, nervous system (cerebrosides) of vision (carotene and zeaxanthin), liver and kidney. (produnats.pt)
  • Arylsulphatase A (ASA, EC 3.1.6.1) is a lysosomal enzyme that catalyses cerebroside sulphate degradation. (bmj.com)
  • In Krabbe disease, an enzyme needed to break down lipids, called cerebroside beta-galactosidase, is not working correctly. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The melting point of cerebrosides is considerably greater than physiological body temperature, >37.0 °C, giving glycolipids a paracrystalline, similar to liquid crystal structure. (wikipedia.org)
  • These hydrogen bonds within the cerebrosides result in the molecules having a high transition temperature and compact alignment. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cerebrosides, on the other hand, are abundant in the brain's white matter and other nervous tissues. (tangut.net)
  • 11. Cerebrosides with antiproliferative activity from Euphorbia peplis L. (nih.gov)