Glycosphingolipids

**Definition:** Lipids containing at least one monosaccharide residue and either a sphingoid or a ceramide (CERAMIDES). They are subdivided into NEUTRAL GLYCOSPHINGOLIPIDS comprising monoglycosyl- and oligoglycosylsphingoids and monoglycosyl- and oligoglycosylceramides; and ACIDIC GLYCOSPHINGOLIPIDS which comprises sialosylglycosylsphingolipids (GANGLIOSIDES); SULFOGLYCOSPHINGOLIPIDS (formerly known as sulfatides), glycuronoglycosphingolipids, and phospho- and phosphonoglycosphingolipids. (From IUPAC's webpage)

**Tree numbers:** - D09.400.410.420 - D10.390.470 - D10.570.877.360

**Synonyms:** - Sphingoglycolipid - Asialoganglioside - Asialogangliosides - Sphingoglycolipids - Glycosphingolipid