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IUPAC name (2S,3R,4E)-3-Hydroxy-2-octadecanamidooctadec-4-en-1-yl (5-acetamido-3,5-dideoxy-D-glycero-α-D-galacto-non-2-ulopyranosylonic acid)-(2→3)--β-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→4)-β-D-glucopyranoside | |
Systematic IUPAC name (2S,4S,5R,6R)-5-Acetamido-2-{oxy}-6-{oxy}oxan-3-yl]oxy}-5-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-4-yl]oxy}-4-hydroxy-6-oxane-2-carboxylate | |
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Ganglioside GM2; Tay–Sachs ganglioside; β-D-GalNAc-(1→4)--β-D-Gal-(1→4)-β-D-Glc-(1↔1)-N-octadecanoylsphingosine | |
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Chemical formula | C67H121N3O26 |
Molar mass | 1384.700 g·mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). N verify (what is ?) Infobox references |
In organic chemistry, GM2 is a type of ganglioside. G refers to ganglioside, the M is for monosialic (as in it has one sialic acid), and 2 refers to the fact that it was the second monosialic ganglioside discovered. It is associated with GM2 gangliosidoses such as Tay–Sachs disease.
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References
- Guetta E, Peleg L (2008). Rapid Detection of Fetal Mendalian Disorders: Tay–Sachs Disease. Methods in Molecular Biology. Vol. 444. pp. 147–59. doi:10.1007/978-1-59745-066-9_11. ISBN 978-1-58829-803-4. PMID 18425478.
External links
- Ganglioside+GM2 at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Glycoconjugates, lipids, and glycolipids: sphingolipids and glycosphingolipids, and metabolic intermediates | |
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Simple glycosphingolipids | |
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