Term Name: galactosylceramide
Synonyms: a D-galactosylceramide, Cerebroside, D-Galactosyl-N-acylsphingosine, D-Galactosylceramide, galactocerebroside, galactocerebrosides, galactosylceramides
Definition: Any of the cerebrosides in which the monosaccharide head group is galactose.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:36498]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: cerebroside galactolipid glycosylceramide
has subtype: alpha-galactosylceramide beta-D-galactosyl-(1<->1')-N-(docosanoyl)hexadecasphingosine beta-D-galactosyl-(1<->1')-N-acyl-(4E,8E)-9-methylsphinga-4,8-dienine beta-D-galactosyl-(1<->1')-N-docosanoyl-(4E,14Z)-sphingadienine beta-D-galactosyl-(1<->1')-N-henicosanoyl-(4E,14Z)-sphingadienine beta-D-galactosyl-(1<->1')-N-icosanoyl-(4E,14Z)-sphingadienine beta-galactosylceramide D-galactosyl-N-acylphytosphingosine galactosylceramide 42:2 galactosylceramide sulfate GSL-Bf717 N-(2-hydroxyacyl)-beta-D-galactosylsphinganine N-(docosenoyl)-beta-D-galactosyl-C14-sphingosine N-acyl-D-galactosylsphingosine N-hexanoyl-beta-D-galactosylsphinganine