Glucosylceramides

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002907",
  "term": "Glucosylceramides",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Cerebrosides which contain as their polar head group a glucose moiety bound in glycosidic linkage to the hydroxyl group of ceramides. Their accumulation in tissue, due to a defect in beta-glucosidase, is the cause of Gaucher's disease.",
  "synonyms": [
    "glucosyl ceramides"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "cerebrosides"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2018",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "glucosilceramidas"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/glucosylceramides/"
}