Galactosylceramides

**Definition:** Cerebrosides which contain as their polar head group a galactose moiety bound in glycosidic linkage to the hydroxyl group of ceramide. Their accumulation in tissue, due to a defect in beta-galactosidase, is the cause of galactosylceramide lipidosis or globoid cell leukodystrophy.

**Tree numbers:** - D02.065.313.250.450 - D09.400.410.420.525.200.250.450 - D10.390.470.675.200.250.450 - D10.570.877.360.612.200.250.450

**Synonyms:** - Galactosylceramide - Galactosyl Ceramide - Galactocerebrosides - Galactosyl Ceramides