Glucosylceramides

**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.

**Tree numbers:** - D02.065.313.250.490 - D09.400.410.420.525.200.250.490 - D10.390.470.675.200.250.490 - D10.570.877.360.612.200.250.490

**Synonyms:** - Glucosylceramide - Glucocerebrosides - Glucosyl Ceramides - Glucocerebroside - Glucosyl Ceramide