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Galactose vs Galactosphingolipid - What's the difference?

galactose | galactosphingolipid |

As nouns the difference between galactose and galactosphingolipid

is that galactose is (carbohydrate) a monosaccharide found, along with lactose, in dairy products, and is synthesized by the body where it is found associated with glycolipids and glycoproteins while galactosphingolipid is (biochemistry) any sphingolipid in which the sugar component is galactose.

galactose

English

(wikipedia galactose)

Noun

  • (carbohydrate) A monosaccharide found, along with lactose, in dairy products, and is synthesized by the body where it is found associated with glycolipids and glycoproteins.

    • Derived terms

    * galactomannan

    Related terms

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    galactosphingolipid

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any sphingolipid in which the sugar component is galactose