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ganglioside GM2 (natural compound)

Term ID
CHEBI:141420
Synonyms
  • (2S,3R,4E)-2-(acylamino)-3-hydroxyoctadec-4-en-1-yl 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-(1->4)-[5-acetamido-3,5-dideoxy-D-glycero-alpha-D-galacto-non-2-ulopyranonosyl-(2->3)]-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-(1->4)-beta-D-glucopyranoside
  • (Neu5Ac)M2
  • beta-D-GalNAc-(1->4)-[alpha-Neu5Ac-(2->3)]-beta-D-Gal-(1->4)-beta-D-Glc-(1<->1')-N-acylsphingosine
  • GalNacbeta1->-4(Neu5Acalpha2->3)Galbeta1->4Glcbeta-Cer
  • GalNacbeta1->-4(NeuAcalpha2->3)Galbeta1->4Glc-Cer
Definition
A naturally occurring mixture of ganglioside GM2 analogues having within the ceramide moiety various N-acyl groups, e.g. octadecanoyl (R = -[CH2]16CH3 in the diagram), icosanoyl (R = -[CH2]18CH3), tetracos-15-enoyl (R = -[CH2]13HC=CH[CH2]7CH3).
References
Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Relationships
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Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from ganglioside GM2 (natural compound)
Phenotype where environments contain ganglioside GM2 (natural compound)
Phenotype modified by environments containing ganglioside GM2 (natural compound)
Phenotype affecting ganglioside GM2 (natural compound)
Human Disease Model