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Cerebroside vs Globoside - What's the difference?

cerebroside | globoside |

In biochemistry terms the difference between cerebroside and globoside

is that cerebroside is any of several glycosphingolipids found in the membranes of muscle and nervous tissue while globoside is a kind of glycosphingolipid with more than one sugar as the side chain (or R group) of ceramide.

cerebroside

English

Noun

(wikipedia cerebroside) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any of several glycosphingolipids found in the membranes of muscle and nervous tissue

    • See also

    *myelin ----

    globoside

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia globoside)
  • (biochemistry) A kind of glycosphingolipid with more than one sugar as the side chain (or R group) of ceramide.