A ganglioside is a molecule composed of a glycosphingolipid (ceramide and oligosaccharide) with one or more sialic acids (e.g. N-acetylneuraminic acid...
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In organic chemistry, GM2 is a type of ganglioside. G refers to ganglioside, the M is for monosialic (as in it has one sialic acid), and 2 refers to the...
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GM1 (redirect from G(m1) ganglioside)
(monosialotetrahexosylganglioside) the "prototype" ganglioside, is a member of the ganglio series of gangliosides which contain one sialic acid residue. GM1 has...
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Antiganglioside antibodies (redirect from Anti-ganglioside antibody)
Antiganglioside antibodies that react to self-gangliosides are found in autoimmune neuropathies. These antibodies were first found to react with cerebellar...
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GM3 (redirect from G(M3) Ganglioside)
GM3 (monosialodihexosylganglioside) is a type of ganglioside. The letter G refers to ganglioside, and M is for monosialic acid as it has only one sialic...
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activity of the enzyme, which results in the build-up of the molecule GM2 ganglioside within cells, leading to toxicity. Diagnosis may be supported by measuring...
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GM2A (redirect from Ganglioside GM2 activator protein)
GM2 ganglioside activator also known as GM2A is a protein which in humans is encoded by the GM2A gene. The protein encoded by this gene is a small glycolipid...
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In enzymology, a ganglioside galactosyltransferase (EC 2.4.1.62) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction UDP-galactose +...
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deposition on myelinated nerve fibers. Target antigens may also include gangliosides and related glycolipids. There is serologic evidence of recent Campylobacter...
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the cofactor GM2 activator protein catalyze the degradation of the GM2 gangliosides and other molecules containing terminal N-acetyl hexosamines. Gene mutations...
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