GANGLIOSIDE


Meaning of GANGLIOSIDE in English

/gang"glee euh suyd'/ , n. Biochem.

any of a class of glycolipids, found chiefly in nerve ganglia, that upon hydrolysis yield sphingosine, neuraminic acid, a fatty acid, and a monosaccharide.

[ 1940-45; GANGLI(ON) + -OSE 2 + -IDE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .