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Globoside
A
globoside
is a type of
glycosphingolipid
with more than one
sugar
as the side chain (or
R group
) of
ceramide
. The sugars are usually a combination of
N-acetylgalactosamine
,
D-glucose
or
D-galactose
. A glycosphingolipid that has only one sugar as the side chain is called a
cerebroside
.
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