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glucocerebroside

Glucocerebroside - What does it mean?

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Glucocerebroside vs Glucocerebrosidase - What's the difference?

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In biochemistry|lang=en terms the difference between glucocerebroside and glucocerebrosidase

is that glucocerebroside is (biochemistry) any cerebroside containing glucose as the monosaccharide while glucocerebrosidase is (biochemistry) an enzyme that is needed to cleave, by hydrolysis, the beta-glucosidic linkage of glucocerebroside, an intermediate in glycolipid metabolism, and mutations in which cause gaucher's disease.

As nouns the difference between glucocerebroside and glucocerebrosidase

is that glucocerebroside is (biochemistry) any cerebroside containing glucose as the monosaccharide while glucocerebrosidase is (biochemistry) an enzyme that is needed to cleave, by hydrolysis, the beta-glucosidic linkage of glucocerebroside, an intermediate in glycolipid metabolism, and mutations in which cause gaucher's disease.